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SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY

FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER

RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

610 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2012



THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE

FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER.



THIS SPECIAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE

WESTERN UINTAS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MANTI SKYLINE WHICH HAVE A

WEAK UNDERLYING SNOWPACK AND DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXIST.

LAST WEEKS BIG STORM COUPLED WITH RECENT WINDS HAVE INCREASED THE

AVALANCHE DANGER. LARGE, HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES, BREAKING TO

THE GROUND HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. AVALANCHES CAN BE TRIGGERED FROM

A DISTANCE AND ON RELATIVELY FLAT TERRAIN. A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER

EXISTS, PARTICULARLY ON STEEP WIND DRIFTED SLOPES AND HUMAN

TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY.



THIS ADVISORY 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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