AVALANCHE WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 507 AM MST TUE DEC 15 2009
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER.
ISSUED ON DECEMBER 14 2009 AT 04:27 AM
THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IS CONTINUING A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN GALLATIN AND
SOUTHERN MADISON RANGES, THE LIONHEAD AREA NEAR WEST YELLOWSTONE,
THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY AND THE WASHBURN RANGE. NEW SNOW
OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS WAS DEPOSITED ON AN EXTREMELY WEAK
SNOWPACK. TODAY THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH ON ALL SLOPES. AREAS
OF UNSTABLE SNOW EXIST. NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE
LIKELY. AVALANCHE TERRAIN INCLUDING AVALANCHE RUNOUT ZONES SHOULD
BE AVOIDED.
YOU ARE URGED TO CALL THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE
ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AT 406-587-6981 OR LOG
ONTO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.MTAVALANCHE.COM
THIS WARNING WILL EITHER BE TERMINATED OR UPDATED BY 6:30 AM ON
DECEMBER 15, 2009
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