Avalanche forecast

Sangre de Cristo

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

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

  • Persistent Slabs

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

Avalanche Summary

If you find supportable snow, you have probably found a cohesive slab on top of weak, cohesionless snow. These are places you can trigger an avalanche.

The most likely place to find this structure is on slopes where winds have drifted snow. Avoid these places to reduce your chances of triggering an avalanche. You can identify wind-loaded slopes by their smooth, rounded, often wave-like snow surface appearance and the hollow, hard feeling if you are traveling on them.

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