Full Notification

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. Avalanche Warning in effect for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center Backcountry Forecast Zones of the Front Range, Vail and Summit County, Sawatch, Aspen, Gunnison, Grand Mesa. The San Mounatin zones have been added to this warning.

* TIMING...Beginning Wednesday March 6. Expires at 6:00 AM MST Sunday March 9.

* AFFECTED AREA...Front Range, Medicine Bow Mountains, Never Summer Mountains, Ten Mile Range, Williams Fork Mountains, Gore Range, Elk Mountains, West Elk Mountains, Ruby Range, Mosquito Range, Sawatch Range, Grand Mesa, San Juan Mountains, San Miguel Mountains, Rico Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needle Mountains and La Garita Mountains

* AVALANCHE DANGER...Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. The avalanche danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5). Very large natural avalanches are likely.

* REASON...Continued snowfall overnight on Friday and strong winds on Saturday will result in destructive avalanches that can run to the valley bottoms. Historic avalanches have run in the last few days and will continue to do so through Saturday. Avalanches may release naturally, human-triggered avalanches are very likely.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT ... GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS ... WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT ... SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE ... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ... SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

avalanche terrain. Consult www.colorado.gov/avalanche for detailed information. JK