Avalanche forecast

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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1.5–2.5
  • Storm Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You can easily trigger avalanches in the new snow. Be careful on slopes where you find eight or more inches of new or wind-drifted snow. Easterly winds drifted snow into unusual places so look for and avoid rounded pillows of smooth snow below ridgelines, cornices and along gully walls. If you trigger an avalanche in the surface snow there is a chance it could step down to weak layers buried at the ground . You can find safer travel on slopes sheltered from the wind that are less than abut 30 degrees steep.

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