Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Over a foot of new snow and increasing wind heightens your chance of triggering an avalanche at upper elevations. Avoid steep slopes with 8 inches or more of new or drifted snow. The most dangerous slopes harbor a slick old snow surface below the most recent storm. Over the next week, the Sangre de Cristo mountains continue to be favored. Expect avalanche danger and problems to start migrating to lower elevations, and the snowpack grows at all elevations.

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