Aspen

You can trigger a large and destructive avalanche on many northerly and easterly-facing slopes near and above treeline. If you trigger an avalanche here it might break on weak layers near the ground taking the entire season's snowpack down the mountain and growing into an unsurvivable avalanche. Avoid traveling on northerly and easterly slopes at these higher elevations, especially on shallow, rocky, uneven slopes where it is easier to impact buried weak layers.

You can trigger wet avalanches on sunny slopes once the sun heats up the snow surface. Warm air temperatures and spring sun mean the surface will soften quickly. Move off steep slopes before the snow surface gets wet and slushly, or you have wet snow sticking to your feet, skis, or machine. Once the snow has turned to mush, avoid traveling on steep, sustained slopes or slopes that end in terrain traps like cliffs or creeks. Slides can start as point releases and then sheet off crusts to become wider avalanches.