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Town of Center, CO
Friday February 2nd, 2024 :: 03:16 p.m. MST

Alert

Avalanche Warning until 04:30PM Sunday

AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT 5 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions and a HIGH (Level 4 of 5) on Saturday and Sunday

* WHERE...Elkhead Mountains, Park Range, Flat Tops, West Elk and Elk Mountains, Ragged Mountains, Gore Range, southeastern Front Range, Monarch Pass area, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Pikes Peak

* WHEN... Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions by Saturday morning, lasting through the weekend.

* 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 in the mentioned areas. Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche JK

* AFFECTED AREAS: ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... FLAT TOPS ... NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT

Address/Location
Town of Center, CO
294 S Worth St
Center, CO 81125

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 719-754-3497

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Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Unknown
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Avalanche Warning

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