Backcountry avalanche conditions ‘moderate’

RBC | Last weekend’s storms brought significant snowfall to the Flat Tops and Steamboat areas, prompting the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to declare the chance for backcountry avalanche conditions above, near and below treeline as moderate (as of Wednesday, Jan. 9).
According to the Center’s website, “Large amounts of snow fell in the past week with up to two feet of accumulations in many areas. This was the biggest storm of the winter for the…