Grand Mesa

Thursday brings one more day of wet avalanche concerns. To travel safely in the morning hours, you'll need to find a thick and supportable melt-freeze crust at the surface. Exit avalanche terrain before this crust melts, and if you don't find a supportable snowpack at all, change your plans to avoid steep slopes.

Also watch for large, overhanging cornices. They can release naturally tomorrow. You can also break them off from far back on the ridge. Avoid traveling near cornices on ridgetop or slopes underneath them.

Thursday afternoon, a storm system arrives bringing cooling temperatures and light snowfall.