Northern San Juan

You could trigger an avalanche where you find a strong over weak snow layering and on a slope steeper than about 35 degrees. The most dangerous slopes face northeast and east at upper elevations and are wind-drifted.

Avoid traveling near common trigger points, such as the edges of slopes where the margins of a cohesive slab are the thinnest, convex rollovers, and rocky outcrops. You may not experience any noticeable signs of instability before triggering an avalanche.