Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Feb 8 – 9, 2023Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger an avalanche where recent snow drifted onto easterly-facing slopes at upper elevations. On southerly-facing slopes, this snow will drift on top of a melt-freeze crust, where triggering an avalanche will be much easier. If you see a rounded snow surface and the snow feels hard and hollow under you or cracks and collapses, it is time to seek wind-sheltered slopes at lower elevations.

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