Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely
- Size
- 1–1.5
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Thu
Fri
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
You could trigger an avalanche in wind-drifted snow at upper elevations. Avoid deeper areas of drifted snow on leeward slopes below ridgelines or in gullies and couloirs. Wind-drifted snow can look rounded, pillowy, or lens-shaped. Avalanches could be larger in cross-loaded terrain features and in areas that received more than 6 inches of new snow.
Cracking and collapsing in the new snow are signs of instability and a good indicator to move to wind-sheltered lower-angle slopes.
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