Front Range

Avalanche conditions are dangerous. You might trigger slides in unexpected places or slides that break in unexpected ways. Strong winds and heavy wet snow drifted snow onto weak surfaces formed last week. You could trigger avalanches from below and at a distance. In weaker areas below the treeline, they may gouge to the ground. The most dangerous slopes will be where you find rounded pillows of drifted snow. You can find safer riding on slopes less than 30 degrees without overhead hazards.

Sunny skies and above-freezing temperatures tomorrow will likely cause the snow to become wet and sluff off steep, sunny slopes. These avalanches could gouge deeper into the snowpack and grow larger as they run. If you sink up to your ankles in wet, gloppy surface snow or see rollerballs, you should steer clear of steep slopes.