Avalanche Warning

Locations Affected

Snowmass Mountain, CO ∙ Hardscrabble Mountain, CO ∙ Grand Mesa National Forest, CO ∙ Minturn, CO ∙ Pitkin, CO ∙ Pyramid Peak, CO ∙ Meredith, CO ∙ Marcellina Mountain, CO ∙ Capitol Peak, CO ∙ Castle Peak, CO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED AVALANCHE WARNING COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 404 PM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023 The following message is transmitted at the request of the colorado avalanche information center. ...avalanche warning in effect 5 PM tuesday until 5 AM thursday... *what, heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions and a high (level 4 of 5) avalanche danger *where, flat top mountains, grand mesa, and elk mountains including the west elks and ragged range *when, expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to develop on tuesday evening and last through wednesday *impacts, large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy to trigger in many places. avalanches will run naturally. *precaution/preparedness actions, travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended during the warning period. avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. you can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche

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