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.

AVWBOUTHE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THECOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER....AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH WEDNESDAY...*WHAT...Heavy snowfall and strong winds will buildthick slabs of snow on a very weak snowpack. Verydangerous avalance conditions will develop with avalanchesrunning naturally and avalanches that are very easy totrigger by people recreating on steep slopes in the backcountry.*WHERE...West Elk Mountains, Southern Sawatch Rangearound Monarch Pass*WHEN...Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday*IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be veryeasy to trigger in many places. Avalanches will releasenaturally.*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in backcountryavalanche terrain is not recommended in the mentioned areas.Avoid travel on and under slopes steeper than about 30degrees. You can find more detailed information atcolorado.gov/avalanche