Vail & Summit County

The recent wind has pummeled most slopes into impenetrable slabs or blown all the snow to Kansas. You could still trigger a slide where you find rounded pillows of snow. Look for firm, hollow snow in unusual places like well down from ridgelines and cross-loaded gullies. If snow cracks beneath you, it's time to head to lower-angled slopes. On northerly and east slopes, you could trigger an avalanche from below that steps down to weak layers buried at the ground. You can find safer riding on low-angle slopes or those sheltered from the wind.