On the basis of the studies performed, glacial mudflows at the stage of glaciation degradation can be considered as a result of the action of two groups of factors: constant acting, slow-changing and temporary, fast-changing ones. The former include climate and conditions of the underlying surface, while the latter include current hydrometeorological conditions and various random phenomena, such as glacier movements and collapses, earthquakes, etc. Constant-acting factors determine the conditions of emergence and development of mudflow-prone states or, on the contrary, the degradation of glacial mudflows at different temporal stages of the existence of various glacial objects. Temporarily acting factors cause the direct functioning of debris flows in the critical stage of their development.