Avalanche forecast

Front Range

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Wind Slabs

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

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You may be able to trigger an avalanche on a steep wind-drifted slope at upper elevations on north to northeast through east-facing slopes. Use caution around wind-textured snow or lens-shaped pillows of snow. Lower-angled slopes offer safer travel options.

On southerly-facing slopes, if you start to see rollerballs, fan-like point releases, or sink into your boot tops in wet snow, it is time to call it a day or move to colder snow.

Evaluate terrain carefully, and never stop paying attention to consequences. If you're considering riding a slope where triggering a slide would likely be fatal and push you into the numerous exposed hazards currently (rocks, stumps) OR small terrain features terminating in a creek or flat terrain that could result in a deep burial, you need to be very, very confident in the snowpack stability.

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