WOUS45 KABQ 141215
AVWABQ
NMZ213-151300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Avalanche Warning
Taos Avalanche Center
Relayed by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
515 AM MST Fri Feb 14 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Taos
Avalanche Center.

The Taos Avalanche Center in Taos has issued a Backcountry
Avalanche Warning.

* WHAT...The avalanche danger is high today. Two or more feet of
  snow will fall in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains by
  Saturday morning, accompanied by strong winds. Very dangerous
  avalanche conditions will develop quickly today as the storm
  progresses.

* WHERE...Wheeler Peak Wilderness & Columbine Hondo Wilderness
  above 9,000 feet. This does not include ski areas where
  avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.

* WHEN...In effect from 5 AM MST today to 6 AM MST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Heavy snowfall and winds today will create widespread
  areas of instability. Both human-triggered and natural
  avalanches are very likely and avalanches large enough to bury
  or injure a person are expected. Stay off of and beneath slopes
  steeper than 30 degrees.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche
  conditions exist. Travel in and around avalanche terrain is not
  recommended.

Consult http://www.taosavalanchecenter.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.

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