Steamboat & Flat Tops

You can trigger dangerous avalanches on most slopes near and above treeline. Northerly and east-facing slopes are the most dangerous. These slopes held early season snow and avalanches will be larger there. You could also trigger avalanches from a distance. There is enough storm snow that avalanches are also likely on previously bare slopes and at low elevations. Shooting cracks, audible collapses, or tiny avalanches on cut banks indicate dangerous snow conditions. Be cautious if you travel in avalanche terrain on Tuesday; look for slopes less than about 30 degrees without steep slopes above for safer travel.