Avalanche forecast

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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche on steep slopes where you find over a foot of new snow. Most of these avalanches will be small but on wind-loaded slopes, mostly facing easterly directions, they could grow large enough to bury you. If you notice cracking around your feet in the snow or there is much more than a foot of new snow where you are traveling stick to slopes less than about 35 degrees steep.

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