Southern San Juan

Recent wind and snow have formed slabs of snow stacked above multiple weak layers in the upper snowpack. You are more likely to trigger an avalanche on the edges of slabs where the slabs are thinner, and it is easier to impact collapsable weak layers. Common trigger points exist near exposed rocks, on steep rollovers, and beneath ridges and cliffs. Avalanches triggered on previously drifted slopes that face northerly and easterly will be larger.

You can find safer travel options on low-angled slopes, south-facing terrain, and below treeline.