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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE
WATCH FOR THE PARK RANGE...FLAT TOP MOUNTAINS...
THE WEATHER FORECAST IS CALLING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF
HIGH INTENSITY SNOWFALL WHICH WOULD COMBINE TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE NEW AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL FORM WIND SLABS ON EASTERLY ASPECTS INCREASING THE
AVALANCHE DANGER. HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES WILL BE
INCREASINGLY LIKELY THURSDAY MORNING. CAREFUL SNOWPACK
EVALUATION...CAUTIOUS ROUTE FINDING...AND CONSERVATIVE DECISION
MAKING ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL. BACKCOUNTRY
TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING IN OR BELOW AVALANCHE TERRAIN.
AN AVALANCHE WATCH MEANS THAT IF FORECAST WEATHER VERIFIES, THE
AVALANCHE DANGER WILL RISE TO HIGH IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS WATCH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THURSDAY AT WHICH TIME AN UPDATE WILL BE
PROVIDED IF AVALANCHE WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY.
THIS STATEMENT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PERSONS USING THE
BACKCOUNTRY OUTSIDE DEVELOPED SKI AREA BOUNDARIES. WHEN NECESSARY
SKI AREAS USE AVALANCHE CONTROL METHODS WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES TO
MITIGATE THE AVALANCHE DANGER.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...CALL...970-498-5311 IN FORT
COLLINS...303-275-5360 IN DENVER...970-668-0600 IN SUMMIT
COUNTY...719-520-0020 IN COLORADO SPRINGS...719-395-4994 IN BUENA
VISTA...970-920-1664 IN ASPEN...970-247-8187 IN DURANGO...OR VISIT
OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE
TOEPFER
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
2011-12 WATCH 11-1

COZ010-270245-AVALANCHE WATCHCOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTERRELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO131 PM MST MON JAN 26 2009THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THECOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER....AVALANCHE WATCH BULLETIN FOR THE ELK MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS EXTENDED AN AVALANCHEWATCH FOR THE ELK MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL COLORADO.DENSE HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN ON A WEAK SNOWPACK. HUMAN TRIGGEREDAVALANCHES ARE LIKELY IN NEAR AND ABOVE TREELINE AREAS IN THE ELKMOUNTAINS. FORECAST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS WILLCOMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.AN AVALANCHE WATCH MEANS THAT IF THE WEATHER FORECAST VERIFIES,NATURAL AVALANCHES AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY.BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION DURING THE NEXT 24HOURS IN THESE REGIONS. SAFE BACK COUNTRY TRAVEL WILL REQUIREADVANCED AVALANCHE SKILLS AND PROPER EQUIPMENT.THIS WATCH IS VALID THROUGH 6PM MONDAY. WE WILL UPDATE THIS TO ANAVALANCHE WARNING IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.THIS STATEMENT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PERSONS USING THEBACKCOUNTRY OUTSIDE DEVELOPED SKI AREA BOUNDARIES. WHEN NECESSARYSKI AREAS USE AVALANCHE CONTROL METHODS WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES.FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...CALL...970-482-0457 IN FORTCOLLINS...719-520-0020 IN COLORADO SPRINGS...970-668-0600 IN SUMMITCOUNTY...719-395-4994 IN BUENA VISTA...970-247-8187 INDURANGO...970-920-1664 IN ASPEN...303-275-5360 IN DENVER. OR VISITOUR WEB PAGE AT AVALANCHE.STATE.CO.USLOGANCOLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER2008-09 WATCH 6-4$$