Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 2–3
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Sat
Sun
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
3 · Considerable
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
Avalanche conditions are most dangerous on recently wind-loaded northerly and east-facing slopes. On Wednesday, another round of wind loading led to a large natural avalanche in the Tenmile Range. You can still trigger these same-sized avalanches, especially where the slab is hard yet thinner, making it easier to affect weak layers buried in the snowpack.
Stick to southerly slopes with supportable melt-freeze crusts or low elevation slopes with a soft snowpack that you can poke a ski pole through to the ground.