Avalanche forecast

Steamboat & Flat Tops

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1–1.5

Avalanche Summary

You can trigger small avalanches in recently drifted snow. Work around isolated pockets of firm, smooth snow, especially in cross-loaded gullies or just below ridgelines. These will likely break on weak snow formed in early December but could gouge into weak snow closer to the ground. Where you find an utterly cohesionless snowpack on shaded slopes, you could trigger a loose avalanche that could be problematic above a cliff or creekbed.

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