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Backcountry Avalanche Forecast for Vail & Summit County
Issued 01/27/2012 6:20 AM
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Avalanche Danger

The avalanche danger  for the Vail-Summit zone is HIGH (Level 4) on north, northeast, east and southeast aspects near and above treeline.  Elsewhere, danger is CONSIDERABLE (Level 3) except south and southwest aspects below treeline where the danger is MODERATE (Level 2).  Large, human-triggered avalanches are very likely in many areas.

Weather Discusion

 A cold front has moved into Colorado this morning, and is ushering in some colder temperatures for this afternoon. The associated low-pressure trough responsible for the heavy snowfall last night and this morning is moving east onto the plains. Cloud cover is breaking up and giving way to partly sunny skies for the Northern and Central Mountains. There are still some lingering snow flurries over portions of the Southern Mountains at ridge-line elevations and along the Continental Divide. This will continue for the remainder of the afternoon but additional snowfall accumulations will only be a trace to 2 inches. The exception might be along the north side of the 550 corridor, where strong northwest flow is funneling  remnant moisture into the Gorge. Here, 3 to 5 inches of snow could accumulate by the end of the day.
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Vail Pass
Elev 10,563 ft
Fri Jan 27 @ 6:24 PM
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Temp: Red Line      Wind: Light Gray Area      Wind Gust: Light Blue Area      Wind Dir: Orange Circles
Temp:  9º F   Wind Dir:  NW   Wind Spd:  6, gusting to 9
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Vail
Elev 8,236 ft
Fri Jan 27 @ 3:31 PM
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Temp: Red Line      Wind: Light Gray Area      Wind Gust: Light Blue Area      Wind Dir: Orange Circles
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