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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
654 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2025

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

...SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4:30 PM TUESDAY UNTIL
4:30 PM THURSDAY...

* WHAT...DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS A SPRING STORM
  BRINGS HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WIND. AVALANCHE CONDITIONS
  REMAIN DANGEROUS AFTER THE STORM AS THE FIRST SUN ON THE STORM
  SNOW CAUSES WET AVALANCHES.

* WHERE...FRONT RANGE, PIKES PEAK, AND SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE.

* WHEN...EXPECT DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS TO BEGIN TUESDAY
  EVENING AND LAST UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS DEVELOP WITH HEAVY
  SNOWFALL. LARGE AND DANGEROUS AVALANCHES WILL BE EASY TO TRIGGER.
  DRY AVALANCHE CONCERNS QUICKLY EVOLVE INTO WET AVALANCHE CONCERNS
  AFTER THE STORM.

* PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
  REQUIRES CAUTIOUS ROUTE FINDING TO STAY SAFE. AVOID TRAVEL ON AND
  UNDER SLOPES STEEPER THAN ABOUT 30 DEGREES. YOU CAN FIND MORE
  DETAILED INFORMATION AT COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE

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