Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Mon
Tue
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 on slopes where you find more than 8 inches of new or wind-drifted snow that is poorly bonded to the firm surface below. You are most likely to find firm pillows of snow below ridgelines and along gullies. The old snow surface is very dirty and these new drifts will be clean and white. Avoid steep slopes where you see cracking and collapsing in the surface snow. You can find safer travel on slopes without drifting.

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