Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sat
Sun
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

  • Storm Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Dangerous avalanche conditions exist on Friday. Avoid traveling on or under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. You can trigger avalanches in the new snow on all aspects. Avalanches will be larger and easier to trigger on north through east to southeast-facing slopes where strong winds will build thicker, denser slabs.

If you trigger an avalanche in the new snow, it can step down to deeper buried weak layers resulting in a large dangerous avalanche. This is particularly true on northeast, east, southeast, and south-facing slopes where there are weak layers in the upper snowpack.

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