UPDATE 12:30pm:
Mt. Rose Highway has re-opened after morning avalanche-control activities.
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RENO, Nev. -- The Mt. Rose Highway is closed this morning as crews conduct avalanche control activities.
The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) dispatch confirms crews with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) shut the road down.
We have a call into NDOT, but no word yet on when the highway will re-open.
