Steamboat & Flat Tops

Above-freezing temperatures and sunshine will warm the snow surface. If you see rollerballs, fan-like point releases, or punch through to your boot top in wet snow, move to low-angle slopes, shaded slopes with cold snow, or simply call it a day.

Although unlikely, you could trigger an avalanche where you find more than about eight inches of recently drifted snow. Recent winds drifted the recent snow into unusual locations. Watch out for bulbous or lens-shaped pillows of snow, especially in very steep or extreme terrain.

Remember, even a small avalanche in consequential terrain could take you for a nasty ride.