Western Slope · Colorado
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AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5) avalanche danger. * WHERE...Portions of the Front Range (Cameron Pass south to Berthoud Pass including Rocky Mountain National Park), the Elkhead Mountains, and the Flat Tops. * 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.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 9,000 feet. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches with locally higher amounts possible on the highest peaks. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Elkhead and Park Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 PM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible due to snow and blowing snow and slushy to icy conditions mainly during the night-time hours.