Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 2–3
Avalanche forecast
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Avalanche danger
Tue
Wed
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
Recent accidents in the Elk Range highlight the potential that you can trigger a large avalanche. Slopes with wind-drifted, stiffer slabs are the most dangerous, but you can trigger an avalanche even in wind-sheltered areas with a snowpack deeper than about three feet. Look for drifts of snow below ridgelines and in cross-loaded features. The slabs are thicker and avalanches will be larger at higher elevations. You can trigger a slide that breaks in the upper snowpack which might then release deeper, near the ground.
You can find safer travel options on wind-sheltered south and southwest slopes at lower elevations and by sticking to slopes less than about 30 degrees without steep slopes above you.