Avalanche forecast

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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
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

  • Loose Dry

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1–1.5

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger a slab avalanche where you find stiff wind-drifted snow. Look below ridgelines or in gullies. You are most likely to trigger an avalanche near the edges of a slab, where the stiff snow thins. Expect to push loose avalanches on very steep slopes covered in soft, weak snow at lower elevations.

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