Avalanche Warning issued February 15 at 5:14AM MST by NWS Denver CO

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 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

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 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