Avalanche Warning

COZ004-031-033-260015-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED AVALANCHE WARNING
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
408 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026

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

...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY 5 AM TO WEDNESDAY 11 PM...

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

*WHERE...Park Range, Medicine Bow Mountains, Never Summer Range, and
Indian Peaks including most of Rocky Mountain National Park

*WHEN...Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions on Wednesday

*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 on Wednesday.
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

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