Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Dec 10 – 11, 2025Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Strong winds have drifted available snow into gullies and lowpoints, plastering it into stiff slabs. You might be able to trigger an avalanche where you find a thicker drift that sits over older, weak snow. Cracking in drifted snow is a good indicator that you have found a stiff slab, signaling a need to move to a different slope or lower-angle terrain.

Warm weather and strong sunshine increase the potential for small loose avalanches in steep, rocky, sunny terrain later in the day.

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