Heavy snowfall and increased recreation around the holidays has prompted Colorado Avalanche Information Center to issue an avalanche warning for this weekend.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued avalanche watches across the state as new snow and strong winds are expected to create very dangerous avalanche conditions this weekend. Avalanche watches are in effect for

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A prolonged period of stormy and windy weather is expected to last into the New Year. The Colorado avalanche officials say it will be “tricky” to predict how the weak layers in the snowpack will respond to the cumulative load.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasts harsh conditions for both recreation and travel impacts. It said conditions are just right for avalanches to happen over the next couple of days.

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