Avalanche forecast

Front Range

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can find dangerous slabs on northerly and easterly-facing slopes and trigger an avalanche large enough to bury you. Some wind-drifted slopes did not have snow cover before this storm, but avalanches will be larger on slopes that did. You can trigger avalanches from a distance or from the bottom of a slope. Shooting cracks and audible collapses are indications of dangerous snow conditions. Look for slopes less than about 30 degrees without steep slopes above for safer travel.

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