Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sun
Mon
Alpine
No rating
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche on weak layers two to three feet below the surface. Triggering these avalanches is possible from a distance and below, so give steep slopes a wide margin. You may not get any warning before you trigger a slide, and multiple people could travel on a slope before you trigger an avalanche at a weak area.

You can find safer riding on lower-angle slopes or those without a buried weak layer.

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