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Avalanche Warning

 
 WOUS45 KSLC 251258
AVWSLC
UTZ009-261300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
558 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER.

THE AVALANCHE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. DANGEROUS
HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY ON STEEP SLOPES. AVALANCHES
CAN ALSO BE TRIGGERED FROM A DISTANCE AND FROM ADJACENT SLOPES.
PEOPLE WITHOUT EXPERT LEVEL BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE SKILLS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE BACK COUNTRY.

THIS WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE SKI AREAS OR HIGHWAYS WHERE
AVALANCHE CONTROL IS NORMALLY DONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG
OR CALL 1-888-999-4019.










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