The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued an Avalanche Warning throughout Colorado after heavy snowfall continues to impact the area. High winds and unstable snow conditions are leaving the mountains especially prone to avalanches.
Avalanche Warning:
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED AVALANCHE WARNING COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 625 AM MST THU FEB 15 2018 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS...AND AREAS AROUND VAIL AND ALL OF SUMMIT COUNTY...ISSUED BY THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. * TIMING...BEGAN AT 06:00 AM ON THURSDAY 2/15/2018...EXPIRES AT 8:00 AM MST ON FRIDAY 2/16/2018. * AFFECTED AREAS...THIS WARNING INCLUDES... THE FRONT RANGE...THE NEVER SUMMER MOUNTAINS...MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...TEN MILE RANGE...GORE RANGE...AND AREAS AROUND VAIL. * AVALANCHE DANGER...IS HIGH (LEVEL 4 OF 5) NEAR AND ABOVE TREELINE. * REASON...SNOWFALL AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL OVERLOAD OUR WEAK SNOWPACK AND RESULT IN LARGE NATURAL AVALANCHES IN MANY AREAS. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AVALANCHE CONDITIONS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.