Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Sun
Mon
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
2 · Moderate
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Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

You could trigger avalanches that break on weak layers near the ground on wind-drifted slopes at upper elevations. You are most likely to trigger a larger avalanche on slopes steeper than around 35 degrees that face northerly and easterly. Use caution around wind-drifted areas that feel stiff. New snow accumulation on Saturday may bury these areas making them harder to identify. You can find wind-drifted features below ridgelines, on steep convex rolls, and in cross-loaded terrain features.

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