Full Notification

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. Avalanche Warning for the all mountain areas of Colorado except for the Steamboat Flat Tops forecast zone where danger is CONSIDERABLE (Level 3 of 5).

* TIMING...Beginning 6:00 AM, Wednesday March 13. Expires at 8:00 AM Thursday March 14.

* AFFECTED AREA... All mountain areas of Colorado except for the Steamboat Flat Tops forecast zone

* AVALANCHE DANGER...Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. The avalanche danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5). Very large avalanches are likely, and some will run naturally

* REASON... Intense snowfall and strong winds are making avalanche conditions very dangerous. Large and destructive avalanches are 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 ... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT ... NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT ... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT ... NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ... SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET ... 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:

dangerous. Do not travel across or below steep slopes. Avalanches could run long distances. Consult www.colorado.gov/avalanche for detailed information. Lazar