Steamboat & Flat Tops

A Special Avalanche Advisory is in effect for the Flat Top Mountains through Monday, where avalanche conditions remain dangerous. You can easily trigger a large avalanche in the storm snow on most slopes. At upper elevations, westerly winds will drift snow deeply in easterly-facing terrain, so these slopes can produce large avalanches. At lower elevations, you can easily trigger an avalanche within recent storm snow that can bury you, especially if it pushes you into depression or tree well. Safe travel in backcountry avalanche terrain requires cautious route finding. Avoid travel on or below slopes steeper than about 30 degrees.