Gunnison

You can trigger a large and destructive avalanche and you can trigger it from below a slope or from a distance. The most dangerous areas are northwest through north to southeast-facing slopes. Avoid traveling on or directly underneath steep slopes on these aspects of concern to reduce your chances of triggering a deadly avalanche.

A few inches of snow Wednesday night into Thursday will not change the avalanche danger but look for and avoid wind-drifted slopes and cornices. A cornice fall is the easiest way to trigger an avalanche that breaks near the ground taking the entire season's snowpack downslope with it.