AVWGJT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center Moab UT. *TIMING...6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. *AFFECTED AREA...FOR THE LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH *AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER HAS RISEN TO HIGH. *REASON/IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW AND DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXIST. AVOID TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDER SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.
AVWBOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY *WHAT Very dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. The Avalanche Danger is HIGH (Level 4 of 5) beginning late Thursday *WHERE Park Range, Flat Top Mountains, Gore Range, Elk Mountains, Ruby Range, West Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needle Mountains, Grenadier Range *WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday night and last through Saturday at 5 PM. *IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create very dangerous avalanche conditions by Thursday night. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Large avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Thursday night 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
AVWVEF The Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center in Mammoth Lakes has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Warning for the following areas: the Eastern Sierra in Mono County and the Eastern Sierra in Inyo County * WHAT...The avalanche danger for the warning area will rise to HIGH today and is expected to remain at HIGH through tomorrow. * WHERE...The eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Virginia Lakes to the north and Bishop Creek to the south. * WHEN...In effect from Thursday 07:00 PST to Friday 07:00 PST. * IMPACTS...Recent heavy snow combined with strong winds will likely create widespread areas of unstable snow. * PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Avalanches may run long distances and can run into mature forests, valley floors, or flat terrain. Consult http://www.esavalanche.org or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center.
AVWREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING The Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center in Mammoth Lakes has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: Eastern Sierra in Inyo County Eastern Sierra in Mono County * WHAT...The avalanche danger for the warning area will rise to HIGH today and is expected to remain at HIGH through tomorrow. * WHERE...The eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Virginia Lakes to the north and Bishop Creek to the south. * WHEN...In effect from Thu 07:00 PST to Fri 07:00 PST. * IMPACTS...Recent heavy snow combined with strong winds will likely create widespread areas of unstable snow. * PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Avalanches may run long distances and can run into mature forests, valley floors, or flat terrain. Consult http://www.esavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center.
AVWREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...The avalanche danger will be HIGH in the backcountry Thursday through early Friday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south, including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski areas or highways where avalanche mitigation programs exist. * WHEN...In effect from Thu 05:00 PST to Fri 05:00 PST. * IMPACTS...Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the mountains due to heavy snow, rain on snow, and strong winds. Widespread avalanche activity is very likely. Avalanches large enough to bury or injure people are expected. * PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Traveling in, near, or below backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended. Consult https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center.