Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    1–2

Avalanche Summary

On Friday westerly winds will drift snow into thick slabs on easterly-facing slopes. There are weaker layers in the upper snowpack under this new drifted snow. You can trigger avalanches on easterly slopes near ridgetop that break 1 to 2 feet deep on these buried, relatively softer layers.

There is a small chance you trigger avalanches that break more deeply in the snowpack near the ground. Avoid harder old wind drifts in steep upper-elevation terrain.

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