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Avalanche Warning issued February 24 at 4:08PM MST by NWS Denver CO

AREAS AFFECTED: Elkhead and Park Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet

DESCRIPTION: AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY 5 AM TO WEDNESDAY 11 PM... *WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5) avalanche danger *WHERE...Park Range, Medicine Bow Mountains, Never Summer Range, and Indian Peaks including most of Rocky Mountain National Park *WHEN...Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions on Wednesday *IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. Large avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on Wednesday. Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche

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