Wind 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
Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Persistent Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Unlikely
- Size
- 1–2
Avalanche Summary
You can trigger an avalanche at upper elevations in fresh snow drifts. Wednesday’s easterly winds drifted snow into unusual places and on some west-facing slopes. Use caution on Thursday as the winds return to a westerly direction creating snow drifts back on easterly-facing slopes. Look for and avoid slopes with smooth lens-shaped pillows of snow directly below ridgelines and on the sides of gullies.
Avalanches in freshly-drifted snow could trigger a deeper avalanche that breaks on a weak layer buried about two to three feet deep. The most dangerous slopes face northerly and easterly. Wind-sheltered terrain offers safer riding options.