Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center

A nonprofit organization

$8,631 raised by 73 donors

16% complete

$55,000 Goal

THE MATCH IS BACK! $30,000 match for Colorado Gives donations! 

A generous donor has created a $30K match for CO Gives Day! When you donate through Colorado Gives your gift will have twice the impact! Donate today to help us meet the full $30K Match!

Friends of CAIC is doing important work as unprecedented numbers of people head into the backcountry this winter. Join your fellow backcountry users in the spirit of giving and help us raise $55K to support avalanche forecasting and education in Colorado. Donate today!

Every donation will help us achieve the following goals for the 2024/2025 season:

  • Provide $350,000 in direct financial support to the CAIC to support their forecasting operating
  • Educate over 7,000 people across Colorado through our Trailhead Outreach Program (TOP)
  • Support 200+ trailhead signs, beacon checkers, and transceiver training parks
  • Provide free avalanche education classes through our Avalanche Aware Program
  • Fund technology updates for the CAIC website and mobile app

Donate now to fund this life-saving work! With your help, we can continue to advance avalanche safety across Colorado. 


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Donate now to be entered to win! 

The winner will be notified by FoCAIC staff on 12/11. Items, colors, and sizes are subject to availability. 


Giving Activity

Mission

Friends of CAIC's mission is to support avalanche forecasting and education throughout Colorado.

Our vision is to help build the most robust avalanche forecasting operation in the United States and to make avalanche awareness an essential part of the winter backcountry community's daily plan.

Background Statement

Our organization was established in 2005 to provide additional financial support to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Since 2014, we have invested just over $2.9 million into avalanche safety. This money has funded Know Before You Go, developed avalanche safety videos and signage, created outreach for new and existing users, built new web and mobile applications, and supported the CAIC’s forecast operations.

The Colorado Avalanche Warning Center began issuing public avalanche forecasts in 1973 as part of a research program in the USDA-Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. The program moved out of the federal government, becoming part of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources in 1983. The CAIC joined the Colorado Department of Transportation’s highway safety program in 1993.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center

other names

Friends of CAIC

Year Established

2005

Tax id (EIN)

76-0788329

Category

Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

PO BOX 1117
Evergreen, CO 80437

Service areas

CO, US

Phone

970-340-8180

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