Steamboat & Flat Tops

You could trigger large avalanches on steep, northerly or easterly-facing slopes. They might break above you or some distance away. You have to find the wrong Goldilock spot, where the snowpack is just shallow enough and the layers just stiff enough. A large trigger, like a snowmobile's track cutting through the snowpack or a falling cornice, could trigger one, too. Look for safer terrain choices on southerly or westerly-facing slopes.