...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT 5 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY... 
*WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerous
avalanche conditions and a HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger on
Wednesday
*WHERE...The Park Range in the Northern Mountains. In the Southern
Mountains, the 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
Wednesday and last into the night.
*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 Wednesday. Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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