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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