An avalanche that buried power infrastructure on Wednesday has left the Town of Ophir without power.
The San Miguel Power Association first announced the power outage on Facebook around 11:30 a.m. Within the half hour, it said that an avalanche had buried the power delivery infrastructure that serves the historic mining town, which has a population of"180 humans and 51 dogs," as listed on its website.
SMPA crews are working to dig out the power system. The San Miguel County Road and Bridge Department and the sheriff's office are both assisting.Highway 145, which runs through the San Juan Mountains, is closed from County Road 54.6 just north of Rico up to County Road 63A, just south of Ames.San Miguel Power Association recommends that residents sign up for the county's wireless emergency notification and CodeRED systems.
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, avalanche danger on Wednesday is rated as"considerable" — or 3 out of 5 on the danger scale. The CAIC said persistent weak layers are deep under the snowpack across southwest Colorado. This is most worrisome near Silverton, Animas Forks, Telluride and Red Mountain Pass. Natural avalanches ran just ahead of this storm, CAIC said, including the one below in Ophir on Jan. 12.
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