Alertes en vigueur West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

AVABOUTHE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THECOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER....AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY 5 PM THROUGH WEDNESDAY 5PM...* WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in very dangerousavalanche conditions and HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger bylate Tuesday afternoon.* WHERE...West Elk Mountains* WHEN...Avalanche danger increases rapidly on Tuesday afternoon.Very dangerous avalanche conditions through Tuesday night.* IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy totrigger in many places. Avalanches will run naturally.PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended in thementioned areas beginnging late Tuesday afternoon. Avoid travel onand under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find moredetailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche.