AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...
*WHAT... Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5) avalanche danger
*WHERE... The Grand Mesa, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains
*WHEN... Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Tuesday evening and last through Friday
*IMPACTS... Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. Large avalanches will run naturally.
*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Tuesday evening through Friday. 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 Pritchett
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... FLAT TOPS ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT
