Avalanche forecast

Sawatch

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Thu
Fri
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Strong wind on Tuesday built thin slabs of wind-drifted snow above treeline. You might trigger a slab avalanche on northerly or easterly-facing slopes that breaks up to a foot deep. Choose safer options in wind-sheltered terrain where you find no freshly buried layers of stiffer wind-drifted snow.

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