With snow in Colorado's mountains, skiers, boarders and other visitors are heading back to the high country. And they should be aware of avalanche danger.

As of Thursday -- following a big snowstorm earlier in the week -- some parts of Colorado's southern mountains have dangerous avalanche conditions. The most concerning is near Telluride, Pagosa Springs and Alamosa.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says natural or human-triggered avalanches are possible.

Brian Lazar, deputy director of the CAIC, said the San Juan Mountains, said recent windy conditions have contributed to the danger level.

"Wind-drifted snow that's up to 2 or even 3 feet deep in the heaviest drifts, and that is sitting on that old, weak snow that fell in late October and early November. And these are the

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