Avalanche closes all lanes of Colorado’s Berthoud Pass

WINTER PARK, Colo. — Berthoud Pass is closed Tuesday afternoon south of Winter Park due to a snow slide that’s blocking the roadway.

U.S. 40 is closed between Henderson Mine Road and Robins Roost. Workers with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) were on scene to try to clear road.

Drivers stuck on Berthoud Pass tweeted out photos of the traffic backup along U.S. 40, blaming the 65-degree temperatures in the area for triggering the traffic-stopping avalanche.

Matt Moniz is stuck in the…