Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–2

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–1.5

Avalanche Summary

You could trigger an avalanche on steep slopes with more than about eight inches of new or wind-drifted snow. Snow amounts may vary from valley to valley as well as across a slope. Even small avalanches can take you for a nasty ride over cliffs, down couloirs, or stuff you in a creek bed.

Skies will be mostly to partly cloudy on Sunday. It will not take much of the strong late April sunshine to trigger Loose Wet avalanches. Expect steep slopes to shed the new snow with brief periods of sun.

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