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

You could trigger large avalanches on steep, northerly or easterly-facing slopes. They might break above you or some distance away. You have to find the wrong Goldilock spot, where the snowpack is just shallow enough and the layers just stiff enough. A large trigger, like a snowmobile's track cutting through the snowpack or a falling cornice, could trigger one, too. Look for safer terrain choices on southerly or westerly-facing slopes.

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