Aspen

You can trigger small avalanches in freshly drifted snow. Slopes steeper than about 35 degrees in the alpine below ridgelines, cornices, and in couloir-type features are most suspect. Look for and avoid stiffer drifts of snow in these locations. Even small avalanches can be deadly in very steep and consequential terrain.

Cooler temperatures and cloud cover should keep loose wet avalanche issues at bay for Tuesday, but the lingering threat for Wet Slab avalanches remains. Collapsing and cracking is a clear sign that wetted weak layers just under the surface crusts are capable of producing avalanches. Rocky areas in easterly-facing terrain are most worrisome.