Avalanche forecast

Grand Mesa

Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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Avalanche danger

Fri
Sat
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 can trigger an avalanche on slopes with one to four-foot thick slabs resting on weak snow. The most dangerous slopes face northerly and easterly. A relatively small avalanche could break on one of the multiple weak layers in the middle of the snowpack, but many avalanches are stepping down into the weak, old snow near the ground. Shooting cracks and audible collapses are signs of instability, but they may not be present before you trigger a large avalanche.

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