Front Range

Winds back to the west and increase on Saturday. You can easily trigger avalanches where you find recently drifted snow on steep slopes. With easterly winds during the storm and westerly winds after, you can find drifted and cross-loaded pillows of snow on many alpine slopes. Look for and avoid lens-shaped pillows of snow on steep slopes below ridges, inside gullies, and behind convex rollovers. Cracking the new snow is a sign to avoid steep slopes. Seek out wind-sheltered slopes as a safer option.

Beware of loose snow shedding off very steep, rocky slopes when the new snow sees the sun tomorrow. Make sure you're aware of what's above you. Don't let the nice weather lure you into poor decision-making either. Continue making conservative terrain choices and be wary of other backcountry travelers.