Craig Daily Press / Weather

County,: Avalanche Warning issued January 29 at 5:35AM PST by NWS; Effective: 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013; Expires: 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013; THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
...AVALANCHE WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS,
SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, RICO MOUNTAINS, LA PLATA MOUNTAINS, NEEDLE
MOUNTAINS, AND GRENADIER RANGE...
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE
WARNING FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. OVER 3 FEET OF SNOW SINCE SUNDAY
AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE CREATED DANGEROUS AVALANCHE
CONDITIONS IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. SPONTANEOUS AVALANCHE ACTIVITY
IS DECREASING, BUT TRIGGERED AVALANCHES REMAIN LIKELY. TRAVEL IN OR
BELOW AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THIS WARNING IS VALID
UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS STATEMENT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PERSONS USING THE
BACKCOUNTRY OUTSIDE DEVELOPED SKI AREA BOUNDARIES. WHEN NECESSARY
SKI AREAS CONDUCT AVALANCHE MITIGATION TO REDUCE THE AVALANCHE
DANGER WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...CALL...970-498-5311 IN FORT
COLLINS...303-275-5360 IN DENVER...970-668-0600 IN SUMMIT
COUNTY...719-395-4994 IN BUENA VISTA...970-920-1664 IN ASPEN..970-
247-8187 IN DURANGO...OR VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE
GREENE; See more at NOAA

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