Vail & Summit County

You are unlikely to get any obvious signs of instability before you trigger an avalanche to the ground. Slopes with pillows of firm drifted snow are the most dangerous. Stick to low-angle terrain on these aspects. You are most likely to trigger a slide from invisible shallower areas of the slope. Exposed rocks, trees, and convex rolls are the features where you are more likely to trigger a slide. The zero to three inches of snow we expect tomorrow will do little except make these trigger points more difficult to recognize. Slopes sheltered from the wind and south slopes offer safer travel.