Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    2–3

  • Storm Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can easily trigger an avalanche large enough to injure or kill you on many steep slopes. Before triggering an avalanche, you may not see obvious signs of instability, like cracking or collapsing in the snow. You can trigger an avalanche from far away or in flat areas below steep slopes.

Avalanches will be larger but harder to trigger in the deeper areas near Buffalo Pass. It will be easier to trigger avalanches in most surrounding areas, especially around Hahns Peak and North Routt County.

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