These are the current avalanche and snow conditions in Colorado. Below is the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) warning map. For localized powder forecasts, select Advanced Info and read the forecast popup. In the summertime, the CAIC map and avi roses are disabled.

CAIC Warnings Map

CAIC Avy Roses

These are the CAIC avalanche roses for each of the 10 mountains zones of Colorado. Each row of 5 roses shows the current avalanche trend, the rose on the extreme right would be yesterday’s rose, the rose on the far left represents the avalanche condition five days ago. The five “avy” trend roses can show a current trend in the avalanche and snowpack conditions for each Colorado mountain zone.

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=steamboat [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=frontrange [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=vailsummit [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=aspen [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=sawatch [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=gunnison [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=grandmesa [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=northsanjuan [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=southsanjuan [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/trend_roses.swf, 700, 170, zonename=sangre [/SWF]

CAIC Current Roses

These are avy roses. They show current avalanche hazard per directional aspect and hazard per elevation. If colored dots exists, they signify “small pockets” of a different danger level present. Click the ?-mark for a visual demonstration of what an avy rose represents.

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/current_rose.swf, 200, 170, zonename=steamboat [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/current_rose.swf, 200, 170, zonename=aspen [/SWF]

[SWF]/avalanche/painter_flash9/current_rose.swf, 200, 170, zonename=northsanjuan [/SWF]