Front Range

New snow and wind on Saturday means you can trigger avalanches in drifted snow at upper elevations. You can trigger a small slide in recently drifted snow, but the bigger hazard is slides that break deeply into the snowpack. The most likely place you'll trigger a deeper slide are slopes near treeline where you can still easily affect weak layers at the base of the snowpack. Above treeline slopes hold dense slabs. You might trigger a deep slide if you find a weak area of the slope, like close to rocks and rollovers. These areas will be difficult to recognize covered with new snow. Cracking in the new snow is a sign you can trigger a slide close to the surface. Avoid steep slopes where you see this sign; small slides close to the surface can trigger larger, deeper avalanches. You can find safer travel on lower-angle slopes and slopes sheltered from the wind without a slab.