Backcountry Avalanche Warning
Forest Service Mount Washington Avalanche Center, Gorham NH
Relayed by National Weather Service Gray ME
717 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024
The following message is transmitted at the request of the Forest
Service Mount Washington Avalanche Center, Gorham NH.
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center in Gorham has issued a
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas:
NWS Gray ME - NHZ002 (Coos County)
* WHAT...A significant winter storm bringing 10 - 20+ inches of
snow will create very dangerous avalanche conditions today,
March 23, 2024 through Sunday, March 24, 2024. Steep slopes;
including but not limited to: Tuckerman Ravine, Huntington
Ravine, Gulf of Slides, Great Gulf, and Ammonoosuc Ravine are
areas where dangerous and destructive avalanches are likely.
These avalanches may be large enough to bury multiple people, do
significant damage to trees or buildings and will likely run far
down in paths or to areas that are normally considered safe
zones. AVOIDING ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS ADVISED.