Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Tue
Wed
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche in freshly-drifted snow at upper elevations. Snowfall accompanied by strong westerly winds will continue to raise the avalanche danger throughout the day. Avoid smooth, dense lens-shaped pillows of snow on steep slopes below ridgelines, on convex rollovers, and inside gully features. Shooting cracks within the new snow are an obvious sign of instability and an indication to move to wind-sheltered slopes for safer travel.

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