Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You could trigger a small avalanche in pockets of wind-drifted snow at upper elevations. Avoid deeper areas of drifted snow on easterly slopes, which will be located below ridgelines or confined to gullies and couloirs. Wind-drifted snow can look rounded, pillowy, and sounds hollow. 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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