AVAREV
The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S.
Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center.
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH
IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
08:30 PST Wed Feb 12 2025
The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas:
NWS Reno NV – NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)… CAZ072 (Greater Lake
Tahoe (CA))
* WHAT…HIGH avalanche danger could occur in the backcountry on
Thursday.
* WHERE…Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy
49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south,
including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski
areas and highways where avalanche mitigation programs exist.
* WHEN…In effect from Wed 08:30 PST to Thu 05:00 PST.
* IMPACTS…A powerful storm with rapidly accumulating snowfall
and strong winds may cause widespread avalanche activity in the
mountains. Large avalanches capable of burying or injuring
people could occur in backcountry areas.
* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Very dangerous avalanche
conditions could occur. Traveling in, near, or below
backcountry avalanche terrain during HIGH avalanche danger is
not recommended.
Consult https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/ or
www.avalanche.org for more detailed information.
Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of this or any avalanche center.
