Avalanche forecast

Front Range

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Westerly winds drifted snow and formed dangerous slabs on east-facing slopes. On slopes with wind-drifted snow, you can trigger avalanches large enough to bury you. Avalanches will be larger on northerly-facing slopes that had snow cover before this storm, and you could trigger them from a distance. Shooting cracks, rumbling collapses, or a change from softer to much harder snow are indications you have found a wind-drifted slab.

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