Avalanche Danger is High.

27 Jan 2012 10:17 #1 by MountainTownAlerts
http://avalanche.state.co.us/index.php

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget ... 380dd9165a

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
AVALANCHE WARNING
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE
WARNING FOR A LARGE PORTION OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN AREAS. THESE AREAS
INCLUDE THE PARK RANGE...FLAT TOPS...FRONT RANGE...SUMMIT
COUNTY...VAIL...ELK AND WEST ELK MOUNTAINS...RUBY RANGE...SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS...RICO MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE
PLATEAU...DALLAS DIVIDE...AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.
NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY TODAY. SOME
AVALANCHES WILL BE LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE. TRAVEL IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
IS NOT RECOMMENDED. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRIGGER AVALANCHES FROM
REMOTE DISTANCES AND FROM LOW ANGLE TERRAIN. BE CAUTIOUS NEAR OR
BELOW ANY SLOPES 30 DEGREES OR STEEPER. EVEN SMALL AVALANCHES CAN
BURY AND KILL YOU.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...CALL...970-482-0457 IN FORT
COLLINS...719-520-0020 IN COLORADO SPRINGS...970-668-0600 IN SUMMIT
COUNTY...719-395-4994 IN BUENA VISTA...970-247-8187 IN DURANGO...
970-920-1664 IN ASPEN...303-275-5360 IN DENVER. OR VISIT OUR WEB
PAGE AT COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE
LAZAR
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
2011-12 WARNING 1-4
Instructions:
Target Area:
Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft
Elkhead and Park Mountains
Flattops
Gore and Elk Mountains, Central Mountain Valleys
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
Northwestern San Juan Mountains
South and East Jackson, Larimer, North and Northeast Grand, Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
South and Southeast Grand, West Central and Southwest Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit, North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
Southwest San Juan Mountains
Uncompahgre Plateu, Dallas Divide
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft
Western Mosquito Range, East Lake County Above 11000 Ft

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