Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Jan 8 – 9, 2026Colorado 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

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

The most likely place to trigger an avalanche is on an open, recently wind-drifted slope directly below ridgetop. Recently, strong westerly winds built thick slabs over collapsible weak layers on north through east-facing slopes. Avoid steep wind-drifted slopes and other steep slopes where you observed obvious signs of instability, like shooting cracks and sounds of the snowpack collapsing.

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