Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Thu
Fri
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

The most problematic slopes are recently drifted slopes that sit directly below ridgetop. You can trigger avalanches that break 1 to 2 feet deep on weaker layers of snow and or crusts. Avoid these wind-drifted slopes and you greatly reduce your chance of triggering an avalanche.

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