Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely
- Size
- 2–3
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Sun
Mon
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
It is still possible to trigger a deadly avalanche that runs on deeply buried weak layers. This large avalanche in zero creek, near Berthoud Pass, highlights destructive potential still lurking in the snowpack. Easterly-facing slopes are the most dangerous. Multiple people could travel a slope, and you are unlikely to get any warning signs before you trigger an avalanche. Shallower areas of the snowpack are places you are more likely to trigger a slide and without intimate knowledge of a slope these can be very hard to identify. You can find safer travel on smooth planar slopes with a deep snowpack or on lower-angle slopes.
Conditions will change rapidly on Sunday when strong winds and heavy snowfall affect the area.