Steamboat & Flat Tops

You can trigger avalanches that break in the storm snow. With up to two feet of snow in the Park Range, these avalanches can be large enough to bury you, especially if snow piles up in a terrain trap such as a gully. Watch for obvious signs of unstable snow such as shooting cracks and sounds of collapsing.

Although less likely, avalanches can break deeper in the snowpack on a weak layer buried three feet deep. The most likely place to trigger one of these more deadly avalanches is on a steep and rocky slope with variable snow coverage.