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AVALANCHE ADVISORY |
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AVALANCHE ADVISORY ISSUED FEBRUARY 27 AT 5:49PM MST
SABCO
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
...A SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY...
*WHAT...IT IS VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO TRIGGER LARGE AND DEADLY
AVALANCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
*WHERE...THE NEVER SUMMER MOUNTAINS SOUTH OVER BERTHOUD PASS AND
LOVELAND PASS INTO SUMMIT COUNTY, THE GORE RANGE, AND THE NORTHERN
SAWATCH.
*WHEN...DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXIST THROUGH SUNDAY.
*IMPACTS...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS AVALANCHES WILL BE EASY TO
TRIGGER.
*PRECAUTION PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...THESE ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL SEASON. YOU CAN TRIGGER A VERY
LARGE AVALANCHE FROM A DISTANCE OR FROM BELOW. YOU MAY GET NO
WARNING SIGNS BEFORE YOU TRIGGER A DEADLY AVALANCHE. CAREFUL
PLANNING AND CONSERVATIVE TERRAIN SELECTION ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE
TRAVEL IN BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE TERRAIN. AVOID TRAVEL ON OR UNDER
SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION AT COLORADO.GOV AVALANCHE
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, 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, WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT, EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT |
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