Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche where you find more than about eight inches of recently drifted snow at upper elevations. Look for and avoid pillows of drifted snow on steep slopes below ridges, convex rollovers, and inside gullies. Cracking in the new snow is a sign to move to low-angle slopes.

You should expect a rapid increase in avalanche danger as a potent winter storm brings heavy snow beginning on Monday night.

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