Sangre de Cristo

The most likely place to trigger an avalanche is on slopes where winds have drifted snow. Avoid these places to reduce your chances of triggering one. You can identify wind-loaded slopes by their smooth, rounded, often wave-like snow surface appearance and the hollow, hard feeling if you are traveling on them. They will often be the snow-covered areas next to ground that is blown bare. That limits your options to travel on snow, and travel on slopes that do not have a concerning snowpack structure.