Southern San Juan

Warm temperatures and ample sunshine increase the risk of wet avalanche activity throughout the day, especially at lower elevations. You could trigger avalanches in warming previously drifted snow on the refrozen mass that lurks below the surface on sunny and most near and below treeline slopes. Easterly slopes had the deepest drifts and will be the most likely slopes for you to trigger avalanches. Avoid traveling on or under slopes that show signs of warming in the form of rollerballs, pinwheels, and wet, gloppy snow.

It's that time of year when, if you plan to venture into the backcountry, it's a good idea to start early and end early.