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Yesterday's Forecast: Another inch of snow west of the Divide yesterday. You may find an inch or two more in some locations east of the Divide. Remote stations do not have a clear pattern. Winds have danced around and blown from the north, northeast, west, and southwest. Speeds were moderate yesterday morning and light overnight, so not that much snow was drifted or moved around. You will find pockets of drifted snow formed since Sunday, and some older drifts from the end of last week. They could be a problem on ... ()

Announcements

Recent fatal avalanche accidents in Colorado:

Mar 10: Steep Gully #1, west of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Feb 23: Ashcroft, near the Lindley Hut, CO-Preliminary Report
Feb 11: Sneffels Range, CO - Full Report

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Steamboat & Flat Tops

Yesterday's Forecast: Since Sunday light snow, light to moderate wind, and mild temperatures have helped to stabilize the snowpack. Older windslabs formed Friday and ... ()

Vail & Summit County

Yesterday's Forecast: Deep slab instability is the number one concern throughout the Vail & Summit County zone. Put a lot of thought into your travel habits and your ... ()

Sawatch Range

Yesterday's Forecast: The snowpack has settled some since yesterday. The Southern end of the zone has received close to 2 feet of snow in the past week. Deep slab ... ()

Aspen

Yesterday's Forecast: Another inch of snow yesterday, bringing totals since Sunday to 8-12 inches. Winds were northerly and light yesterday afternoon and ... ()

Gunnison

Yesterday's Forecast: No snow overnight, and remote stations indicating settlement of the 5 to 8 inches of snow Sunday-Monday. Settlement is good as it promotes strenght. ... ()

Grand Mesa

Yesterday's Forecast: An inch of snow yesterday on top of 4 to 9 inches of snow Monday. Winds were gusty form the south and northwest Monday, leaving shallow slabs on most ... ()

Northern San Juan

Yesterday's Forecast: Unsettled weather continues today. The primary avalanche concern today is how well recent storm snow is bonding to the old snow surface. ()

Southern San Juan

Yesterday's Forecast: Another inch or two of snow yesterday and overnight, bringing storm totals to almost a foot on Coal Bank Pass, 10 inches around Purgatory, and just ... ()

Sangre de Cristo

Yesterday's Forecast: Storm shoved south, and looks like just an inch or two of snow overnight on remote stations. Expect more at higher elevations, and gusty winds to ... ()