Avalanche forecast

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Jan 3 – 4, 2025Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sun
Mon
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
3 · Considerable
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    1.5–2.5

Avalanche Summary

You can easily trigger a large and deadly avalanche on many steep slopes. You can trigger them from far away and they can spread into lower-angle terrain around the edges of a steep slope. Make conservative choices and give avalanche paths a wide berth. You can find safer options on wind-sheltered, south or southwest-facing terrain, or stick to slopes less than about 30 degrees without steep slopes above you.

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