


Special Avalanche Bulletin
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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721 WWUS85 KBOU 152336 SABCO COZ009-010-012-013-018-019-033-034-060-061-068-172345- 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 $$