Northern San Juan

The most problematic slopes are northerly and east-facing above treeline. Winds drifted the most snow onto those slopes and stacked it over older, weak snow. Those places look filled-in, rounded, or pillow-shaped, and likely encountered in steep gullies, on the backside of rollovers, or places close to ridgelines. Most avalanches triggered will remain small in size due to lack of snow coverage, but could take you on an unforgiving ride over natural obstacles. Lower in elevation, over-the-snow travel is almost impossible because of stumps, down timber, and rocks.