Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
No rating
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1.5–2.5

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger a slab avalanche that breaks around two feet deep on slopes steeper than about 35 degrees. Recently fallen snow rests above a widespread weak layer that hides in the upper snowpack. You can find this problematic slab and weak layer combination on most slopes except southerly-facing ones. You might trigger a steep slope overhead from flatter terrain below.

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