Avalanche watch issued for Steamboat zone
Courtesy Ben Saheb Steamboat Powdercats
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued an avalanche watch for the Steamboat Springs area until noon Thursday.
The watch is also in effect for the Front Range, Vail/Summit, Aspen and North and South San Juan zones. There is an avalanche warning for the Gunnison zone.
According to CAIC, significant snowfall and strong winds have increased the backcountry avalanche danger. CAIC predicted avalanche conditions would become very dangerous Wednesday night through Thursday.
Travel in or below avalanche terrain is not recommended.
Joel Gratz with opensnow.com was calling for snow accumulations of between 15 and 25 inches. Snow was expected to continue Thursday.
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