Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanches can break just below the most recent snow, or on weak layers another 1 or 2 feet below the old surface. You are most likely to find problematic slopes directly below ridgelines, in gullies, and behind convex rollovers. Look for and avoid bulbous pillows of drifted snow. If you notice cracking in the new snow, head to lower-angled slopes or wind-sheltered terrain.

Above-freezing temperatures tomorrow will likely cause the snow to become wet and sluff off steep, sunny slopes. Avalanches could gouge deeper into the snowpack and grow larger as they run. If you sink to your ankles in wet, gloppy snow or see rollerballs, avoid being on, or below, steep slopes.