Avalanche Triggered from Colorado's Ajax Peak

Avalanche control teams dropped bombs from a helicopter onto Ajax Peak in Telluride, Colorado, to trigger a massive avalanche. The insane avalanche slides can be seen about 30 seconds into this video.
A crowd gathered on East Colorado Avenue to witness the avalanche.
Courtesy: Visit Telluride/Caldera Creative
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[@trentenpeterson6540]

I grew up in silverton Colorado and I love to see avalanches! So much power and energy and so much beauty! Love telluride!

[@MichaelJohnson-zu3by]

Silverton... where the men are men, and the women are too.

[@petecartwright5211]

That's real Colorado living. I was a "Demon" but you were a "Miner"? I can't remember. We were mighty fortunate, I'll say that.

[@petecartwright5211]

DGO Demon

[@richardwilcox5988]

I spent two months in Telluride, Colorado in 1990 and let me tell you at this stage. It is nothing like the place that I visited. It is an overpriced elitist playground.!!

[@richardwilcox5988]

I spent two months in Telluride, Colorado in 1990 and let me tell you at this stage. It is nothing like the place that I visited. It is an overpriced elitist playground.!!

[@MrIkesimba]

Whoooooaahhhhhh... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... WHHHHHHOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO. WhhhhhOOOOOOOOOAAAAHHHHH... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@J2C3V3]

Shut up!

[@caffreys1979]

Loooool

[@robynmontgomery9826]

Famous last words.

[@okeen5265]

You totally can't tell they're all a bunch of stoners.. 😁

[@muse7746]

LOL❗😄⛷ Who's your daddy now⁉😄😆

[@lindasue8719]

Thank goodness for the volume button.

[@kimward5746]

had to mute the white boy woot.

[@dalej6987]

I just spent 1:34 watching a video of some rich pot-heads getting excited...

[@SuperMusicDork]

None of the potheads are rich. There's a mix of rich people and potheads but I've yet to meet a rich pothead.

[@dalej6987]

SuperMusicdork. Touche...

[@daimoore4256]

American potheads with mommy and daddy's money then.

[@dalej6987]

@rustytr We work jobs to make money. We then live off of the money we make. Not everyone wants to be a "ski-bum"/pothead.

[@daimoore4256]

@rustytr not everyone want's to live off mommy and daddy's money to buy drugs and live a boho life on a mountain and claim they're living a genuine and independent existence - not everyone has that luxury.

[@franklamagna3889]

One of the most beautiful places in United States. Surrounded on 3 sides with gorgeous mountains. Wonderful little town.

[@yanksguy23]

You should have seen it 40 years ago. Quaint, small mountain town, amazing people. No pretension at all. Beautiful year 'round.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

yes! and the on other side of the mountain is Ouray the "little swiss alps of America" another gorgeous place and the amazing Orvis hot springs are in the middle in Ridgeway

[@suni9499]

I watch the live camera online. It's really a beautiful peaceful town.

[@jakemcclintock8696]

Keep it under your hat, dumbass, or they'll ruin that place too.

[@redneckr.c8760]

@@yanksguy23 no pre tension what kind of pussy are you

[@jerryrontic1007]

Lived in Aspen in the 1960's. On our trips to the Utah desert we'd stop by Telluride occasionally, before the ski area was put in it was just hard rock mining, 3 bars and a small grocery store.

[@petecartwright5211]

How cool! I was raised in DGO, played in a band and we gig'd there several times. It WAS 3 bars, an old hotel and that's about it. It was the remnant of an old mining town and the State Highway Department barns. One of the bars had the band stage BELOW the crowd. It was like a dusty, smoke-filled coliseum. Always will be gorgeous. What a great memory. Thanks!

[@jerryrontic1007]

@@petecartwright5211 Haa! cool story. We'd search places like Tohellyouride to get away from what we thought was the madness of Aspen in that day. Imagine, there was one traffic light in Aspen and not a single condo to be seen yet. Southwest CO was special, including places like DGO. Hop skip and jump to the Canyons, Capitol Reef, Goblin Valley.

[@petecartwright5211]

@@jerryrontic1007 We stomped all over the San Juans. I was young but the states beauty didn't go by us. It's impossible not to see it and feel it throughout most of the state. We were lucky. YOU remember Aspen BEFORE all the build-ups. That's a Coloradoan! A real one who saw the place long before development took over. Well done! We're damn near bros.!! The good thing WE both know...you can build all you want but nature rules the roost there and is never outshined.

[@billbixby557]

I can't figure out if this guy was Beavis or Butthead.

[@Grimeyknowledge]

Definitely Beavis

[@daimoore4256]

Both

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

A genuine Colorado wook, recorded here in his natural habitat.

[@mattycheeze4131]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney sometimes when I am lonely I will shave one leg so it feels like I’m sleeping with a woman 👩🏼

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@mattycheeze4131 Why did you feel like I personally needed to know that? I mean, it’s a pretty good idea, but why me?

[@thejaxman1716]

TELLURIDE ROCKS

[@0650-j2z]

for the guy yelling, this must be his first time out in public, or just had his first beer.

[@TheJhtlag]

Ah, to be a dude, smoke a joint, beer in hand, watch the avalanche.

[@bobmorgan1762]

A few drinks and an induced avalanche...gotta love it!

[@maxkady9478]

Telluride stoners. Love that town and the people. What an amazing place. Prettiest place in the lower 48.

[@timgerard262]

Yes, but I prefer the upper 48!

[@friderckcougher97]

Pretty is the perfect description-

[@NoName-fo7mz]

It’s a disgusting shitty town

[@maxkady9478]

@@NoName-fo7mz yes it is troll

[@jamestownsend6657]

Went through Telluride summer of 76 on a jeep trip with a buddy. Beautiful little town then too!

[@airilgray6763]

LIVED THERE FOR TEN YEARS, I WAS CALLED THE LAWNMOWER MAN, AND I ALSO DROVE TOWTRUCKS THERE, BEST JOB EVER, I ALWAYS FELT LIKE A SUPERHERO, SAVING THE DAY, THE PEOPLE ARE THE BEST, GOD BLESSED TELLURIDE .;]>>>~~

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

Avalanches are amazing. We need more Avalanches in Videogames.

[@1FatHappyBirthday]

Even the dog and the parrot were having a good time. Listen for them.

[@marlinweekley51]

Water runs downhill - people get excited 😆 love it 👍

[@rio8101]

The bro level is at a all time high.

[@mauriciorodriguez8837]

Maravilloso. Saludos y muchas bendiciones desde Argentina.

[@EvilTwin123]

I had to shovel my driveway again. Took me 3weeks. ...Hey, when did we get a cat??

[@mariannesouza8326]

Some young man was having a good time! 😂

[@urmumgotnits1851]

I love snow ❄️

[@bigpuma444]

My nose started twitching looking at all that beautiful powder 😂

[@scatdog1]

Whoooaaa !!!! that was gnarly dude ...

[@lincolnpaul1814]

Beautiful little town with some crazy people

[@B-kl8vj]

Not enough grown men screaming.

[@jasonmims5057]

I would be amazed but worried at the same time if I saw this.

[@hebneh]

Snow avalanches are deceptive. From a distance, they just look like soft white fluffy clouds.

[@jordanguay]

Every dude in that village: There it goes!

[@genocideking1622]

Dude that was freakin awesome 👏 😎

[@nonyabusiness5404]

Love it! May need to go check this out!

[@brodyevans5526]

Okayyy little timmy, the fireworks are over now. We can quit screaming.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great view!

[@TonchyShultz]

Woow Amazing footage..and danger situation ..thx for video and greetings from Canada! 😲👌🥂🍷✨🍁 BY the way happy NEW YEAR 2020.

[@altitudeiseverything3163]

“Happy New Year 2020” - The most naive words we’ve ever spoken. 😳

[@papajon62]

Colorado’s answer to a watching a bug zapper while drinking a six pack

[@The_ZeroLine]

I have skied there ski so many countless times. Gladly, I’ve never been caught in an avalanche.

[@truebluestu3428]

that is some breathtaking view

[@yourdrummer2034]

The stoner guy that says "What??" A few times is funny. Only thing he didn't say was "Gnarly"!

[@votpavel]

Duude

[@will7its]

I was waiting for it.....😚

[@XavierKatzone]

"OMG! ... Whoa! ... Dude!"

[@pearlharbor4790]

I'm 60 and just heard of Ajax mountain. I must go there some day.

[@rogerdudra178]

I'm 73 and I ran downhills there in the 60's.

[@pearlharbor4790]

@@rogerdudra178 must have been a lovely memory.

[@sookie4195]

I lived for several years 1 hour from Telluride. The servers, housekeepers, etc couldn’t afford to live there. They lived in Cortez and took a bus everyday to work.

[@duggaboy]

Those Texans didn't have avalanches where they used to live. Pretty excited.

[@urbanlovesrural]

“.... whoahhhhh .... it’s still goinghhhh “ 🌺

[@capgaming69]

Think of how many little critters just suffocated lol

[@dreindenver798]

Even the dog had something to say.

[@spacecoyote6646]

The best eggs benedict I had in my entire life was at the New Sheridan Hotel. It's seen on the left in the wide shot. Oh, yeah, and the skiing was good, too.

[@LoganCharlesII]

Oh wow, an avalanche. Let me stand around and whoop it up.

[@GenerationMedia]

INCREDIBLE!

[@cricketfilms1879]

guy at 55 seconds "Its pretty cool" yea hes right. its pretty cool not crazy like everyone freaking out OMG SO COOL lmaoooo

[@Mike.campbell]

it would be a bad day to be a mountain climber

[@WillieManga]

They probably make sure the mountain is cleared before blasting the snow.

[@JAY3TeeVee]

Would be better without human noise.

[@davidc6032]

Now you know where Spicoli moved to after leaving Ridgemont High.

[@ptyptypty3]

it just goes to show that you DO NOT have to have an avalanche in order to be DRUNK!!

[@petecartwright5211]

My dad rigged those charges for Red Mountain. CDH (Riverside. The other side of the hill.) They used a small Howitzer too. They also used a recoilless rifle mounted in the back of a Dodge truck for a few years.

[@petecartwright5211]

They also used a plastic rocket-looking thing that had the tube filled with explosive and they would put the detonator on it over their target and then drop it from the copter. They were about 3 ft. long and you could see through the plastic and the charge. I was fascinated by it all but only got to go along a couple of times. I never got to fly along. That was a no-no.

[@MrSeal-oo6gq]

Everyone: Celebrateing* Me and the boys: PREPARE FOR LOCKDOWN THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Telluride could pass for South Park 😂

[@ramrodnj]

I love telluride I need to get back maybe end of 2019

[@DanStoneLewis]

“Wooooooo”. Gets buried by tonnes of snow

[@Seanire101]

It was a controlled avalanche

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

Okay you're a white guy, PLEASE tell me why do white people scream that??

[@justinjacob9743]

@@AnastasiaBeaverhousn based

[@sumamnaskar7798]

People are howling like wolves 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@magicunicorn6535]

One summer I hiked up the switchback jeep trail that goes up the canyon to the top of the waterfall. I remember wondering about avalanches in the winter....

[@rippinaroundeverywhere9249]

Radness!!..Ski towns are the absolute best places on the planet!!

[@kevschorr6875]

Far too much whooping and hollering going on.

[@travisk5589]

3 years later a jeep tumbles down that hill

[@googoo-gjoob]

well, that road is to the right

[@travisk5589]

@@googoo-gjoob The point of my post was to get the people who saw the jeep tumble down the hill to reply. Not to get captain obvious to point out that this isn't the correct area.

[@googoo-gjoob]

@@travisk5589 , you're welcome.

[@rocksandoil2241]

Even the magpie liked it.

[@clubsport9334]

Moving here from Australia to live and work!! 1 week and I'm there!!

[@jakemcclintock8696]

Just what we don't need. More friggin people.

[@tomking5358]

@@jakemcclintock8696 Yeah..like YOU

[@friderckcougher97]

Welcome aboard mate!!

[@matty7142]

Broooooo! Whoaaaaaaaaaa!

[@ronduff4325]

That would be cool to see from a distance.

[@monicaalonso2610]

Vey beautiful

[@20PINKluvr]

Hope they warn skiiers to stay off the slopes as they're doing avalanche triggers

[@deemms5187]

Nah

[@fatamorgana4318]

Ya'all are higher than Bob Marley at a reggae concert!

[@cynthiaannan7455]

Telluride is a beautiful place. I spent 6 days there on holiday but it was not easy for me. I found it very difficult to breath

[@lesliefortney9372]

I had to live there for about 6 months to get used to the thinner air!

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

My sisters and I are natives of Colorado, and when my little sister came back to visit, she had a really hard time breathing too. It’s crazy how she was totally used to it, but once she moved outta state, it completely changed.

[@livtoudie]

I hiked the valley on top of the snow fall after this

[@ravikantreddy1]

I think we drove through this town on our way from Denver to Aspen. Nice town. I think road leading to Leadville comes on your right side between Telluride and Aspen.

[@yanksguy23]

Not likely. Telluride is in the SW part of the state. You'd have to drive eight hours to get there. I think you are thinking of Breckinridge.

[@TEXCAP]

No chance. Its the end of the line

[@airilgray6763]

not likely teluride is at a dead end, and 50 miles from montrose, try placervile or norwood, if you wanna get close

[@TheJaxsonjack]

That was cool. I'd like to witness that in person ... at a distance of course.

[@waterislife5109]

Why are people cheering? An avalanche is nothing to laugh about.

[@WillieManga]

Why? Cause this isn't so impressive? Because they cause a small avalanche so that a bigger one doesn't hurt people?

[@bewaretheclaw]

Whoooahh!! Snow falling down a mountain!!! 🤯🥳🎉🤪

[@markstephens5120]

We were there in 2017, a local told me there are no millionaires in Telluride. They are all billionaires. It is beautiful country though.

[@WinArmyOfficial]

just IN-Sane!

[@davidwebb9752]

Anybody in this town not stoned out of their mind?

[@coffeehigh420]

i think I hear Tom Green there in the background going whoohoooo barrel roll!!!

[@Oliviaswaxtech]

Wow snow fell!

[@colehuesca]

I'm in telluride right now!

[@nicholasxavier5892]

Totally Narley Dudette

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

Telluride is beautiful but once you've been there for a few days, you become accustomed to it and it's just another mountainous small town at that point. Just more expensive. I'd prefer living in a less touristy town in Colorado.

[@REDMAN298]

I like the back dirt roads around Coal Creek Canyon.

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

Any recommendations, I’m looking around Google maps for one one to visit

[@ultimatefieryring4915]

In my place we do not even have snow so this is my first time seeing this

[@micahreese982]

You should see it up close. Lol

[@kevinpolk1991]

it's a full double avalanche!

[@KK-zh9vb]

As a hiker - I keep wondering if someone was on the mountain-?

[@gaburierupeppas933]

Yeeeeeeooooooeooowhhhhhh

[@vindictivetiger]

It sure doesn't take much...

[@thomasmathewson8561]

Why is it that this vid has caused a very toxic comment section. Like calm down.

[@jamesporter6288]

@Steve H the video is cool, it's the bitches you hear hootin and hollerin in the background

[@spikespa5208]

The video was impressive. The infants "WOOOOOOing", not so much.

[@takeadrive]

Very impressive 👍🏻

[@tomtrottersdrumsesh3688]

This is such a Colorado video

[@wxdude1964]

Must be the first time they saw an avalanche.

[@justanoldman697]

not much to do in the mountains I see for the spoiled rich............

[@notavailable2628]

They do this every year in telluride i just watched it again a weak ago

[@YosemiteOnMyMind]

The most ephemeral of waterfalls.

[@doriantocristcoderringer9498]

good to hear it was a controlled slide. I would hate to hear people cheering for something that regularly destroys homes and ends lives...

[@terryatpi]

Saw the Grateful Dead there in 87…. Good times

[@kurtfosberg4457]

Dang just watched this video for fun don't have any pot to smoke but just wish people would be nice to each other in the comments

[@mitchjones2821]

It’s every comment section. I need to stop looking at them. ✌️

[@saintpizza69]

I’m actually in telluride watching this rn

[@glennmorrell4907]

wow...little tiny avalanche...

[@jdmstyleh22a]

Hello from durango