214
WOUS45 KBOI 051437
AVWBOI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
Wallowa Avalanche Center...La Grande OR
Relayed by National Weather Service Boise ID
737 AM MST Wed Feb 5 2025

ORC001-061300-
Southern Wallowas Mountains
637 AM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the
Wallowa Avalanche Center.

...The Wallowa Avalanche Center in La Grande OR has issued a
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING...

* WHAT...Very dangerous avalanche conditions developed last night
  for the Southern Wallowas. It will be very likely for a
  backcountry traveler to trigger a large and deadly avalanche
  today.

* WHERE...The winter recreation areas of the Southern and Northern
  Wallowas, especially Halfway and Joseph, OR, Cornucopia and Salt
  Creek Summit.

* WHEN...In effect from Wed 06:00 AM PST to Thu 06:00 AM PST.

* IMPACTS...Heavy snow overnight has rapidly overloaded an already
  unstable snowpack, causing likely widespread natural avalanches
  overnight and very likely human triggered ones through the day.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. Travel in avalanche
terrain is not recommended, including in runouts of avalanche
paths that may not be largely visible.

Consult WWW.WALLOWAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG or WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG for
more detailed information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of this or any avalanche center.

LAT...LON 4516 11703 4502 11707 4496 11729 4503 11749 4516 11756

$$