Steamboat & Flat Tops

An Avalanche Watch is in effect. Very dangerous avalanche conditions will develop on Saturday and last through Sunday. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended from Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

For Friday, you most likely won’t see any signs of unstable snow before triggering a large avalanche. Observers report triggering avalanches from a distance and after multiple people have traveled on a slope. Thinner areas of the slopes, close to rocks and trees, are where you will most likely trigger a slide. Reduce your chances of triggering an avalanche on slopes with a consistently deep snowpack and slopes less than about 30 degrees.