Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–2
Avalanche forecast
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Avalanche danger
Fri
Sat
Alpine
2 · Moderate
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Avalanche problems
Avalanche Summary
You can trigger a slab avalanche above treeline where you find drifted pillows of snow just below ridges, below freshly-grown cornices, inside cross-drifted gullies, or below steep rollovers. If you see cracking in the newly drifted snow, move to low-angle or wind-sheltered slopes. Easterly-facing slopes are the most likely place to trigger an avalanche, but take care anywhere you find more than about a foot of recently drifted snow.
Afternoon wet snow concerns decrease on Thursday, but if you find a localized spot where you sink deeper than your ankles in saturated, wet snow, move to lower-angle terrain.