Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
No rating
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche on slopes where you find more than a foot of drifted snow. Avalanches can break up to three feet deep in the snow that has accumulated this week. Small avalanches can have dire consequences if you get carried into a terrain trap like a gulley, trees, or onto an abrupt road bank transition. Cracking and collapsing are signs you should move to sheltered terrain or lower-angle slopes. You can stay safer by sticking to slopes less than about 30 degrees.

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