Western Slope · Colorado
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* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Grand and Battlement Mesas and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 11 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
SABCO THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. A SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY *WHATit is very easy for people to trigger large and deadly avalanches through the weekend. *WHEREthe Elkheads, Park Range, Flat Tops, Front Range, Gore Range, 10-Mile Range, Grand Mesa, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains. *WHENDangerous avalanche conditions exist through Sunday. *IMPACTSLarge and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain requires careful planning and cautious route-finding to stay safe. Many slopes that were safe earlier this winter are now dangerous. 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