Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–2
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Thu
Fri
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
The most dangerous slopes are wind-drifted terrain features where recent snow drifted into cohesive slabs. There are several weaker layers of snow underneath these drifted slabs. Avalanches can break shallowly, up to a foot deep, or deeper, on layers buried in mid to late January.
Safer travel options exist by sticking to wind-sheltered slopes at lower elevations and avoiding likely shallow points in the snowpack such as a rock outcrop or a convex rollover on otherwise planar slopes.