Northern San Juan

You could trigger avalanches on steep slopes where you find 8 inches or more of dry snow or areas where the snow surface is warming. Avalanches in the surface snow will test deeper buried weak layers and could step down, triggering a larger slide. Steep northerly and easterly slopes have been the most recent culprits for larger avalanches and were triggered from a shallow area. To dodge this problem, avoid slopes steeper than around 35 degrees altogether.

Warming temperatures and ample sunshine will continue to warm the snow surface. Avoid traveling on or under slopes where you observe rollerballs, pinwheels, or fan-like point releases. Even a small avalanche can have significant consequences in the wrong terrain.