Steamboat & Flat Tops

An Avalanche Watch is in effect for the Park Range. Heavy snow and strong winds will create very dangerous avalanche conditions during the day on Sunday. Avalanches will break wide across terrain features and run long distances. Many will run naturally. On Sunday, traveling in, near, or under avalanche terrain is not recommended.

Don't let nice weather lull you into thinking it is spring on Saturday. You can still trigger a large avalanche that breaks on deeply buried weak layers. The slopes you are most likely to trigger deeper avalanches are shallow slopes with lots of rocks, trees, and convex rolls, which act as trigger points. You can find safer riding on smooth planar slopes with consistent snowpack and a smooth outrun at the bottom and on lower-angle terrain.