...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT 5 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY... 
*WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions and a HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger on Tuesday
*WHERE...South San Juan Mountains including the La Plata Mountains, Rico Mountains, Needle Mountains, areas around Wolf Creek Pass, and the South San Juan Wilderness
*WHEN... Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to develop on Tuesday and last through the evening.
*IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy to trigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally.
Instructions:
*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on Tuesday. Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed
information at colorado.gov/avalanche.
Additional Considerations...Anticipate road closures on HWY 550 and County Roads
Address/Location
San Juan County OEM
1557 Greene St
Silverton, CO 81433
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 970-387-5531
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SILVERTON followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast