Sangre de Cristo

The few places you may be able to trigger a small avalanche on Sunday are on north and northeast-facing slopes in the alpine. These are the only slopes where drifted snow sits on top of old, faceted snow. Avoid areas of deeper snow on steep slopes. These will be the spots that are white, instead of the salt-and-pepper with rocks poking through. Even small avalanches can drag you on an unforgiving ride through shallow rocks.

Expect avalanche danger to increase on Monday as snow accumulates.