Interactive NWS Alert

Radar valid at 445 pm MST, Feb 17th 2025

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
436 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2025

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

...A SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4:30 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY...

*WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds dramatically changed avalanche conditions. You can easily trigger large, deadly avalanches throughout Presidents Day weekend.

*WHERE...Flat Top Mountains...Medicine Bow Mountains...Never Summer Mountains...Front Range...Williams Fork Mountains...Never Summer Mountains...Gore and Elk Mountains...Ten Mile Range...Ruby Range...West Elk Mountains...Sawatch Range...San Juan Mountains...San Miguel Mountains...Rico Mountains...Grand Mesa

*WHEN... The Special Avalanche Advisory goes from Saturday at 4:30 PM till Monday at 5 PM.

*IMPACTS... Easily trigger dangerous avalanches large enough to injure or kill you.

*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain requires cautious route finding to stay safe. 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

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