Truckee, CA…Natural and human triggered avalanches are certain today due to the significant amount of rain on snow expected below 9300 ft. and heavy wet snow loading above 9000 ft. Large, deep, destructive wet slab, deep slab, and wind slab avalanches will occur today as well as loose wet avalanches. Avalanches could run farther than expected and involve almost the entire snowpack. Avoid travel in or near avalanche terrain or runout zones today. EXTREME avalanche danger exists at all elevations.

Event: Avalanche Warning
Alert:
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST
SERVICE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER.
THE FOREST SERVICE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER HAS CONTINUED A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.

* TIMING…IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST 7 AM MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA…FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA, FROM YUBA PASS TO EBBETTS PASS, INCLUDING THE LAKE
TAHOE BASIN.

* AVALANCHE DANGER…EXTREME.

* REASON/IMPACTS…NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE
CERTAIN TODAY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN AND SNOW
EXPECTED BELOW 9300 FEET AND HEAVY WET SNOW LOADING ABOVE 9000
FEET. LARGE, DEEP, DESTRUCTIVE WET SLAB, DEEP SLAB, AND WIND
SLAB AVALANCHES WILL OCCUR TODAY AS WELL AS LOOSE WET
AVALANCHES. AVALANCHES COULD RUN FARTHER THAN EXPECTED AND
INVOLVE ALMOST THE ENTIRE SNOWPACK. AVOID TRAVEL IN OR NEAR
AVALANCHE TERRAIN OR RUNOUT ZONES TODAY. EXTREME AVALANCHE
DANGER EXISTS AT ALL ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES, INTO FLAT AREAS, AND CAN RUN
INTO MATURE FORESTS.
TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
CONSULT WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE
COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER.
Instructions:
Target Area:
Greater Lake Tahoe Area