Avalanche forecast

Southern San Juan

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2–2.5

Avalanche Summary

Up to 10 inches of new snow is expected to fall with westerly winds. You can trigger avalanches in the new snow, but the main concern remains finding a shallow spot in the slab on a steep slope, and triggering a large avalanche. The most dangerous slopes face the north half of the compass.

Keep it simple during the storm by choosing low-angle planar slopes and avoiding likely trigger points, like the thinner margins of a slab, convex rollovers, and shallowly buried rocks.

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