Steamboat & Flat Tops

You could trigger an avalanche where you find more than about a foot of snow. Small avalanches in the upper snowpack could step down into a weak layer buried about three feet deep. The most problematic slopes face an easterly direction around more open slopes below ridgelines, gullies, or convex rollovers. You may not see cracking and collapsing before a slide breaks. As temperatures warm and the sun comes out you may experience wet, heavy snow sluffing on sunnier aspects at lower elevations. Though these will be small, they can be enough to knock you over and take you for a ride. Wind-sheltered slopes or slopes less than about 30 degrees offer safer options.