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Avalanche Warning issued March 7 at 7:54AM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING TERMINATION... *WHATExpire Avalanche Warning *WHEREFlat Tops, Grand Mesa, West Elk, and Elk Mountains *WHENThe Avalanche Warning has expired *IMPACTS *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche Pritchett
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Avalanche Warning issued March 7 at 7:52AM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING TERMINATION... *WHATExpire Avalanche Warning *WHEREFlat Tops, Grand Mesa, West Elk, and Elk Mountains *WHENThe Avalanche Warning has expired *IMPACTS *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche Pritchett
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Avalanche Warning issued March 6 at 7:39PM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... *WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions and HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger. *WHERE...Flat Tops, Grand Mesa, West Elk Mountains, and Elk Mountains. *WHEN...Very dangerous avalanche conditions begin Thursday night lasting through Friday. *IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy to trigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally overnight. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended Friday. Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30
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Avalanche Watch issued March 5 at 6:18PM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 PM FRIDAY *WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions develop on Thursday night and last through Friday. Expect the Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5). *WHERE Elkhead Mountains, Flat Tops, Grand Mesa, West Elk and Elk Mountains, and the northwest San Juan Mountains. *WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday afternoon by about 5:00 PM and last through Friday at 5:00 PM. *IMPACTS High snowfall rates and strong winds will create
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Avalanche Watch issued March 2 at 5:27PM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM TUESDAY *WHAT A potent storm with strong winds and heavy snow will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions developing late on Monday. *WHERE Front Range mountains and the mountains of Summit County *WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Monday evening and last through Tuesday *IMPACTS Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. Large avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Monday evening
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Avalanche Warning issued February 24 at 6:19AM MST by NWS Missoula MT

AVWMSO The following message is transmitted at the request of Flathead Avalanche Center Hungry Horse MT. ...AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED BY THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER... 06:00 MST Mon Feb 24 2025 The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Missoula MT - MTZ001 (MTZ001)...MTZ002 (MTZ002) * WHAT...Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the wake of rain, heavy snowfall, and gale force winds. * WHERE...All elevations of the Whitefish, Apgar, Swan, and Flathead mountain ranges, and portions of Glacier National Park (the McDonald Valley and peaks near Marias Pass). * WHEN...In effect from
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Avalanche Advisory issued February 23 at 6:44AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT

SABSLC * WHAT...The avalanche danger is considerable in many areas. * WHERE...For the mountains of Utah, including the Wasatch Range, Bear River Range, Uinta Mountains, Wasatch Plateau, and Manti Skyline. * WHEN...In effect from 6 AM MST Sunday to 6 AM MST Monday. * IMPACTS...A series of storms in the last week has left a thick blanket of snow at all elevations, creating excellent powder riding conditions while also elevating the backcountry avalanche danger. Don't let the fresh snow and sunshine influence your decision-making - avalanche conditions remain dangerous, and careful snowpack and terrain analysis are required for backcountry travel.
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Avalanche Warning issued February 23 at 6:41AM PST by NWS Spokane WA

AVWOTX The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: Bonner County, Boundary County, Shoshone County, Idaho. * WHAT...An Avalanche Warning is in effect from Sunday 6 AM to Monday 6 AM. Very dangerous avalanche conditions have developed from wet, dense snowfall and moderate to heavy rain saturating the snowpack and will last through Monday morning. You can very easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury or kill you, and some will release spontaneously. Avoid travel in avalanche terrain during this period. * WHERE...The Selkirk, West and East Cabinet, Purcell, and Bitterroot
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Avalanche Warning issued February 23 at 7:24AM MST by NWS Missoula MT

AVWMSO The following message is transmitted at the request of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID. ...AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED BY THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER... 06:00 PST Sun Feb 23 2025 The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Missoula MT - MTZ001 (MTZ001) NWS Spokane WA - ID 017 (Bonner County)...ID 021 (Boundary County)...ID 079 (Shoshone County) * WHAT...An Avalanche Warning is in effect from Sunday 6 AM to Monday 6 AM. Very dangerous avalanche conditions have developed from wet, dense snowfall and moderate to heavy rain saturating the
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Avalanche Warning issued February 23 at 7:21AM MST by NWS Boise ID

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Payette National Forest Avalanche Center. ...The Payette National Forest Avalanche Center in McCall Idaho has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING... * WHAT...The avalanche danger for the West Central Mountains of Idaho will rise to HIGH Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Rain on snow and heavy, wet snow will create very dangerous avalanche conditions by Sunday afternoon. * WHERE...The West Central Mountains of Idaho, including mountains near the communities of McCall, New Meadows, Donnelly, Cascade, and Yellow Pine. * WHEN...In effect from Sun 07:00 MST to Mon 12:00 MST. * IMPACTS...A