Avalanche forecast

Front Range

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sun
Mon
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

  • Loose Wet

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

Avalanche Summary

On Saturday, watch for increasing winds, drifting the recent storm snow into cohesive slabs on easterly-facing slopes. You can trigger avalanches in the drifted snow, especially in very steep terrain. Heed the warning signs of shooting cracks, whumpfing sounds, or hollow-sounding, hard snow underfoot. Also, avoid steep slopes where the snow feels moist, and you observe the new dry snow quickly getting wet. Wet avalanches can entrain a lot of snow and be hard to escape.

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