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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH
Relayed by National Weather Service Pocatello ID
552 AM MST Tue Feb 17 2026

...The Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center in Salt Lake City has
CONTINUED an AVALANCHE WATCH which is in now effect through 6 AM
MST Wednesday...

* WHAT...Avalanche watch. Heavy snowfall and strong winds are
  increasing avalanche danger across northern Utah and southeast
  Idaho. Expect dangerous and complex avalanche conditions to
  develop on many slopes this week, with large natural and human
  triggered avalanches likely.

* WHERE...The Bear River Range and Wasatch Mountains.

* WHEN...6 AM MST Tuesday through 6 AM MST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous avalanche conditions are expected to develop
  on many slopes. Avalanches can be triggered on slopes steeper
  than 30 degrees. They may also be triggered remotely from a
  distance or from below.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid traveling on or underneath steep terrain at mid and upper
elevations in the backcountry. Carry and know how to use avalanche
rescue equipment, including a transceiver, shovel and probe. Find
safer riding conditions on slopes less than 30 degrees with no
overhead hazard.

Consult www.utahavalanchecenter.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.

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