Avalanche Warning until 11:45AM Saturday
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE CAIC ASPEN, GUNNISON, AND SAWATCH ZONES
* TIMING...Beginning 5:00 AM Friday February 7. Expires at 8:00 AM Saturday February 8.
* AFFECTED AREA... Elk Mountains...Hardscrabble Mountains...Red Table...Ruby Range...West Elk Mountains...Mosquito Range...Sawatch Range
* AVALANCHE DANGER...The avalanche danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5). Avalanches large enough to bury and kill a person are likely Friday into Saturday morning. Many avalanche will run naturally. You can trigger avalanches from the bottom of slopes or from a distance. If you trigger an avalanche it will be large and very dangerous.
* REASON... Intense snowfall and strong winds will result in very dangerous avalanche conditions.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT ... WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT ... WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT ... GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
Instructions:
is not recommended. Consult www.colorado.gov/avalanche for detailed information. Lazar
Address/Location
Town of Center, CO
294 S Worth St
Center, CO 81125
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 719-754-3497
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TOWNOFCENTER followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Avalanche Warning