Steamboat & Flat Tops

You can trigger avalanches in wind-drifted snow above treeline. You can find drifted areas just off ridgelines, in gullies, and downhill of steep, convex rollovers. Triggered avalanches could stay in the surface snow, but there is a chance they step down to a weak layer two to four feet deep, creating a deadly avalanche. You could trigger an avalanche from a distance or below with little warning signs. You can find safer riding and softer snow at lower elevations and areas sheltered from the wind.