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AVALANCHE WATCH
NWS DENVER CO
807 PM EDT THU APR 3 2025

AVABOU
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM SATURDAY
*WHAT A potent upslope storm with strong winds and heavy snow will
result in very dangerous avalanche conditions developing
late on Friday.
*WHERE the Sangre de Cristo Mountains south of US-160
*WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin late Friday
evening and last through Saturday
*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 from Friday evening through Saturday.
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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