Avalanche Warning issued February 13 at 4:58PM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVWBOU

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

AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY

*WHAT Very dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. The Avalanche
Danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5) beginning late Thursday

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

*WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday night
and last through Saturday at 5 PM.

*IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create very 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