Sawatch

Avalanche conditions are dangerous at all elevations. You can easily trigger a large avalanche that breaks into old snow near the ground on north through east to southeast-facing slopes. You can trigger avalanches remotely or from the bottom of a slope, so give any of the above slopes steeper than about 30 degrees a wide buffer.  If you trigger an avalanche, it might break wider and run further than you anticipate. You can find safer options on south and southwest-facing slopes, but be aware that you might trigger small avalanches just beneath ridgelines that break in the freshly-drifted snow. Stick to slopes less than about 30 degrees that are not connected to any steeper, larger slopes and avoid any wind-drifted areas below ridgelines.