Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely
- Size
- 1–2
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Fri
Sat
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
You can trigger an avalanche from the bottom of a slope or from a distance. Observers in neighboring ranges are reporting remotely triggered or natural avalanches, as well as a sensitive snowpack that collapses in open and drifted areas. Over 30 inches of snow in the last week, and a weak snowpack base suggests the same is true in this area. Shady aspects with wind-drifting slopes pose the greatest danger. You can find safer travel on slopes without a buried weak layer, where you do not find a slab, or on slopes less than about 30 degrees.