Avalanche Warning

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED AVALANCHE WARNING
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
828 AM MST THU FEB 19 2026

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...


*WHAT... Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5)
avalanche danger


*WHERE... The Grand Mesa, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, San Juan
Mountains


*WHEN... Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on
Tuesday evening and last through Friday


*IMPACTS... Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger.
Large avalanches will run naturally.


*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche
terrain is not recommended from Tuesday evening through Friday.
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


Pritchett

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