Avalanche Watch issued February 12 at 3:22PM MST by NWS Denver CO

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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM Thursday UNTIL 5 PM Saturday

*WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. Expect the
Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by Thursday night.

*WHERE Park Range, Flat Top Mountains, Elk Mountains, Ruby Range,
West Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needle
Mountains, Grenadier Range

*WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday
night by about 11:00 PM and last through Saturday at 5:00 PM.

*IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create dangerous
avalanche conditions by Thursday night. Large and dangerous
avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates.
Large avalanches will run naturally.

*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche
terrain is not recommended from Thursday night through Saturday.
Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than
about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at
colorado.gov/avalanche

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