Front Range

You can trigger an avalanche on most slopes at all elevations that breaks on weak snow buried by the large January storm cycle. You are most likely to trigger an avalanche where the snowpack is thinner like the margins of a slope or at lower elevations. You might not notice obvious signs of instability like shooting cracks or audible collapses before you trigger an avalanche. Multiple people can ride a slope before someone triggers a slide. If you do trigger an avalanche, it could break wider and run farther than you expect. Slopes less than about 30 degrees without steep slopes above are a safer option.