Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1.5–2.5
Avalanche forecast
View on mapAspen
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
Out of date — this forecast expired 2 years ago. You’re viewing past conditions, not the current bulletin.
Avalanche problems
Wind Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–1.5
Avalanche Summary
You can find dangerous slopes lurking at higher elevations, or on some wind-drifted terrain lower on the mountainsides. You could trigger a deadly slab avalanche if you find the wrong spot on the wrong steep slope. Recently drifted snow may obscure buried trigger points like rocks or areas with a thinner, weaker snowpack on the sides of stiffer slabs. The simple solution is to choose wind-sheltered areas, or slopes less steep than about 35 degrees. On slopes that avalanched previously this season where you find a shallow, entirely weak snowpack, you can push loose avalanches that gouge a foot deep or more.