WOUS45 KABQ 241239
AVWABQ
NMZ213-251300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Avalanche Warning
Taos Avalanche Center
Relayed by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
539 AM MST Sat Jan 24 2026

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Taos
Avalanche Center.

The Taos Avalanche Center in Taos has issued a Backcountry
Avalanche Warning.

* WHAT...The avalanche danger is currently considered high.
  Continued snow will fall in the northern Sangre de Cristo
  Mountains through Saturday. Very dangerous avalanche conditions
  will develop quickly today as the storm progresses.

* WHERE...Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area and Columbine Hondo
  Wilderness above 9000 feet. This does not include ski areas
  where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.

* WHEN... In effect from Saturday 6 AM MST to Sunday 6 AM MST.

* IMPACTS...Heavy snowfall and winds today will create widespread
  areas of instability. Both human triggered and natural
  avalanches are very likely and avalanches large enough to bury
  or injure a person are expected. Stay off slopes steeper than
  30 degrees. This warning does not apply to ski areas where
  avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche
  conditions exist. Travel in avalanche terrain is not
  recommended.

Consult http://www.taosavalanchecenter.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.

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