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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED AVALANCHE WARNING
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
532 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.

AVALANCHE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY

*WHAT Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5)
avalanche danger.

*WHEREthe Flat Tops, Park Range, Grand Mesa, Elkhead Mountains,
Gore Range, Sawatch, West Elk, Elk Mountains, and San Juan Mountains.

*WHEN Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Tuesday
 evening and last through Thursday.

*IMPACTS Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger.
Large avalanches will run naturally.

*PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche
terrain is not recommended from Tuesday evening through Friday.
Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than
about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at
colorado.gov/avalanche

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
352 AM MST Thu Feb 19 2026

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Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
352 AM MST Thu Feb 19 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Areas of light snow and slippery roads will linger in the
mountains and over parts of the eastern plains this morning.
Additional snowfall today will be light and less than 2 inches. It
will be breezy in the mountains and foothills with gusts to 40
mph. A few gusts to 50 mph will be possible in the foothills this
morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Another disturbance will track across the region Friday, bringing
snow to the mountains. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches will be
possible with locally heavier amounts towards Rabbit Ears Pass. Snow
is also likely east of the mountains, including the Denver metro
area. Snowfall amounts will be light with less than an inch
expected. After this, dry conditions set in for the weekend and
early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

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