Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
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

You can trigger an avalanche from a distance and from below. The most dangerous slopes face north through east to south below ridgelines where winds drift snow into stiff slabs. These slabs will look rounded and smooth and may crack beneath you. If you trigger an avalanche in surface snow, it will likely break into deeper weak layers buried near the ground. Multiple people could ride a slope before you trigger a slide. Slopes less than about 30 degrees offer safer riding.

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