Grand Mesa

Generally safe avalanche conditions exist. You can trigger small loose avalanches in cohesionless, wet snow in the afternoon on steep, sunny slopes. You can reduce the chances of being injured in one of these by avoiding steep slopes with terrain traps such as a cliff or a gully below you when you start noticing the snow surface grow wet and seeing rollerballs on steep slopes around you. You can move to shadier aspects or start and end your day early to avoid this problem.