Aspen

The most likely place to trigger a large, deeply breaking avalanche is on a northerly slope that had thin coverage before our last storm. Avoid steep slopes with a thin and variable snowpack less than about four feet deep.

On Saturday winds are strong from the southwest. Although we don't expect widespread drifting snow, pay attention to thin slabs of drifted snow in very steep northerly terrain.

On southerly slopes, monitor melt-freeze crusts. Once these crusts melt, wet avalanches are more likely. Long-running wet avalanches can trigger deeper, more dangerous slab avalanches.