Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche on slopes where strong winds are drifting snow onto an already fragile snowpack. The most dangerous slopes face northerly and east near and above treeline. Avalanches can break on weak snow near the ground and wrap around terrain features becoming larger than you anticipate. Shooting cracks in the new snow and audible collapses are signs you should move to lower-angle slopes or southerly-facing slopes without weak layers of snow near the ground.

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