Northern San Juan

Recent snowfall fell on very weak snow surfaces, increasing your chances of triggering an avalanche on slopes that harbor weak older snow under the new snow. You could trigger an avalanche if you find a cohesive slab of new or drifted snow on a slope steeper than about 35 degrees. With only a small amount of new snow, loose snow avalanches may become easier to trigger or larger, and could become dangerous if triggered in consequential terrain.

If you see signs of instability, such as cracking, collapsing, and easily triggered loose avalanches, move to lower-angle slopes for safer travel conditions.