Loose Wet
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely
- Size
- 1–1.5
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Tue
Wed
Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems
Wind Slabs
NNEESESSWWNW- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–1.5
Avalanche Summary
Above-average daytime temperatures mean wet surface snow at lower elevations. You could trigger an avalanche in this wet snow. Loose avalanches could gouge into older snow and gain mass as they travel downhill. If you sink into wet snow above your boot tops, see small loose slides release from rocks, or start seeing snow glop onto your equipment it's time to retreat to north-facing terrain or lower-angle slopes.
Layers of stiff, wind-drifted snow cap weaker layers of snow. Although increasingly stubborn to trigger, you may trigger an avalanche in wind-drifted areas. You can find wind-drifted snow below ridgelines and in cross-loaded terrain features.