Buffalo Pass

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Weather
Temp °F 55 53 51 50 50 50
Snow Level ft 14,800 14,800 14,900 14,800 14,700 14,600
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Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Sat
7/2
0" Partly Cloudy
49°F
14,700ft
S 10mph
15mph
40%
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7/3
0" Partly Cloudy
61°F
14,800ft
WSW 10mph
20mph
40%
0" Partly Cloudy
49°F
14,500ft
SSW 10mph
20mph
40%
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7/4
0" Mostly Sunny
62°F
14,500ft
WSW 15mph
20mph
30%
0" Mostly Clear
52°F
14,600ft
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15mph
20%
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7/5
0" Mostly Sunny
62°F
14,600ft
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10mph
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0" Mostly Cloudy
52°F
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10mph
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7/6
0" Rain Showers
61°F
14,700ft
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10mph
70%
0" Cloudy
52°F
15,100ft
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10mph
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7/7
0" Cloudy
61°F
15,100ft
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10mph
80%
0" Partly Cloudy
54°F
14,700ft
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10mph
40%
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7/8
0" Mostly Sunny
65°F
14,800ft
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10mph
30%
0" Clear
57°F
15,000ft
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10mph
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7/9
0" Sunny
69°F
14,800ft
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10mph
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0" Mostly Clear
60°F
15,400ft
W 10mph
15mph
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7/10
0" Sunny
71°F
15,100ft
W 15mph
25mph
10%
0" Mostly Clear
58°F
14,900ft
W 10mph
15mph
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7/11
0" Mostly Sunny
67°F
14,200ft
W 10mph
20mph
20%
0" Mostly Clear
53°F
13,800ft
NW 10mph
10mph
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Forecast Elev: 10,160ft Base Elev: 10,160ft Summit Elev: 10,160ft Updated: 31 minutes ago

New Snow

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Estimated at Saturday Jul 2 @ 5:00am MDT

Snowfall History
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Estimated at Sat Jul 2 @ 5:00am MDT

Current Weather

55°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Saturday Jul 2 @ 9:02pm MDT

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Saturday Jul 2 @ 6:00am MDT
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 7 miles of Buffalo Pass at an average elevation of 9365ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Buffalo Pass and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
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Snowfall estimates generated by OpenSnow. Base Depth estimates provided by NOAA.

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Daily Snow Forecasts

Colorado
Recap: Late May Snowstorm
Updated 1 month ago Joel Gratz
The storm delivered the goods with the highest report of 2 feet of snow and many reports of 10-20 inches.

Trail Maps

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Rabbit Ears / Buffalo Pass Map

Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
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Watch for signs of unstable snow such as recent avalanches, cracking in the snow, and audible collapsing. Avoid traveling on or under similar slopes.

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The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Steamboat Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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