Avalanche forecast

Vail & Summit County

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    2–3

Avalanche Summary

On almost all aspects and elevations, you can trigger an avalanche that is large enough to bury and kill you. Riders have been triggering avalanches from a distance and below. Slopes with shallower snow will be the easiest slopes to trigger an avalanche, but deeper wind-drifted slopes will produce the deadliest slide. To avoid this tricky mix, stick to slopes less than 30 degrees far from steeper slopes. Below treeline wind-sheltered terrain offers safer travel.

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