Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 2–2.5
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Mon
Tue
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Wind Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely
- Size
- 1–2
Avalanche Summary
You can easily trigger an avalanche on steep, recently drifted slopes at upper elevations. Avoid steep slopes with more than about 8 inches of drifted snow. Cracking in the surface snow signals that you can trigger a slide. These avalanches could break near the surface or step down to weak layers 2 to 3 feet deep. Rocky, steep, shaded slopes are the most likely places to trigger a deeper avalanche. It's unlikely you'll trigger a deeper avalanche on slopes with a thick, supportable crust underneath the new snow. You can find safer travel on low-angled and wind-sheltered slopes.