Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
No rating
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche that breaks in the upper snowpack, two to three feet deep. The most dangerous terrain faces northwest through northeast to east, especially slopes with a relatively thinner snowpack where you can more easily impact the buried weak layer. If you choose to travel on steep northerly or easterly slopes, stick to smooth, planar slopes without terrain traps such as a creek, a gully, or a cliff below you.

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