Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Wed
Thu
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

Southeast winds will drift new snow onto northerly and westerly-facing slopes where you can easily trigger a slab avalanche. The freshly drifted snow will bond poorly to slick and weak old-snow surfaces. On some broad alpine bowls, an avalanche in the new snow might break more deeply, several feet deep. Wind-scoured slopes and low-elevation terrain offer generally safer conditions.

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