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Heavy snow and strong winds are creating dangerous avalanche conditions on Tuesday. You can easily trigger an avalanche in the new snow, and in some wind-drifted areas, they can grow large enough to bury you. You might be able to trigger a much larger avalanche on deeply buried weak layers on high-elevation, rocky, north-facing slopes. To reduce your chances of triggering an avalanche, avoid steep wind-drifted slopes at higher elevations and avoid shallow, rocky, unsupported slopes that face northwest, north, or northeast near and above treeline.

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