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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...ELK AND WEST ELK
MOUNTAINS...RUBY RANGE...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SAN MIGUEL
MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU...DALLAS DIVIDE...AND THE LA PLATA
MOUNTAINS.
THE FORECAST VERY STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF HIGH INTENSITY
SNOWFALL MAY COMBINE TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.
THE NEW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL FORM SENSITIVE WIND SLABS ON EASTERLY
ASPECTS AND INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER. HUMAN TRIGGERED AND
NATURAL AVALANCHES WILL BE INCREASINGLY LIKELY TUESDAY 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 12 PM TUESDAY 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
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COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
2011-12 WATCH 10-1