Mount of the Holy Cross

Current Conditions

Weather: Clear sky

Temperature: 17°F

Wind: 29 mph

Humidity: 93%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-04 (score: 77/100)

• 2026-04-02: Marginal (55/100) - Partly cloudy, strong winds, cold
• 2026-04-03: Poor (39/100) - Overcast, strong winds, extreme cold
• 2026-04-04: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
• 2026-04-05: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
• 2026-04-06: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
• 2026-04-07: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, breezy, cold
• 2026-04-08: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, strong winds, cold

Avalanche Forecast - CAIC zone

• Alpine: Considerable
• Treeline: Moderate
• Below Treeline: Moderate

<p>A potent storm dropped a lot of snow quickly. You can easily trigger a slab avalanche where strong westerly winds drift snow onto steep north and east-facing slopes at upper elevations. In continuously steep, wind-sheltered terrain, you can trigger long-running loose avalanches. Expect loose avalanches to quickly transition from dry to wet on any sunny slopes or where you encounter unfrozen snow at lower elevations.</p>

Air Quality

AQI: 5 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: stable

• Beaver Ck Village: 0" depth, 0.3" SWE
• Mccoy Park: 1" depth, 0.2" SWE
• Vail Mountain: 0" depth, 0.4" SWE

Stream Flow

• HOMESTAKE CREEK AT GOLD PARK, CO.: flood (22.8 cfs)
• MISSOURI CREEK NEAR GOLD PARK, CO.: flood (5.32 cfs)
• EAGLE RIVER AT RED CLIFF, CO.: normal (13 cfs)

Public Lands

• White River National Forest (NF, USFS)

Part of 2 Challenges

• Colorado 14ers (classic)
• Colorado 14ers (Ranked)

Recent Summits

• 9/7/2024