Southern San Juan

Avalanche conditions are generally safe. While unlikely, you may be able to trigger a small avalanche in previously wind-drifted snow on steep slopes at upper elevations. You can find deeper drifts on northerly and east-facing terrain, and you’re more likely to trigger an avalanche near rocky outcrops. You can find safer and more enjoyable backcountry travel on slopes protected from the wind.  

Your chances of triggering a loose avalanche increases on steep slopes where the snowpack lost all cohesion. Be aware of these small avalanches in steep northerly terrain, near and below treeline, where the snowpack is shallow and fully cohesionless.