AVABOU
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
…AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY 5 PM THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 5 PM…
*WHAT…Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very
dangerous avalanche conditions and HIGH (Level 4 of 5)
avalanche danger by late Tuesday afternoon.
*WHERE…Park Range, Flat Tops, Gore Range, Indian Peaks,
Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, western San Juan Mountains,
southern San Juan Mountains
*WHEN…Avalanche danger increases rapidly on Tuesday afternoon.
Very dangerous avalanche conditions Tuesday night through
Wednesday.
*IMPACTS…Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy
to trigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally.
*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Travel in backcountry
avalanche terrain is not recommended in the mentioned areas
beginnging late Tuesday afternoon. Avoid travel on and under
slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more
detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche