This early season advisory is archived for an incident report on November 22. This was the most recent information available on the 22nd even though was obviously out of date at that point. Early and late in the season advisories are often infrequent or unavailable and recreationalists need to be able to make their own forecasts and plans based on generally available information such as weather forecasts. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 7:31 AM Issued by: Mike Cooperstein Statewide Weather Forecast 11/7/2019 by Coop Observers recently reported avalanches near Cameron Pass and near Berthoud Pass. In both places these small avalanches released on wind-loaded, easterly slopes. Neither of these avalanches were large enough to bury a person but don't let your guard down as a ride in an avalanche through a thin-early season snowpack can be hazardous. Stick to slopes without hard slabs of wind drifted snow. These slabs rest on softer, collapsible layers of snow and/or melt-freeze crusts. They may sound hollow or have a "drummy" sound. Slopes that were sheltered from last weeks wind are generally safer options. The snowpack is weakening and faceting under our current weather regime. This will not impact our current snowpack stability drastically. If anything, hard slabs of wind-drifted snow will lose strength and any avalanche concerns that we have now will diminish. This faceting of the snowpack does have big implications for the rest of the season. A few dry weeks in November will turn snow at the ground into large depth hoar crystals. This future layer of loose, cohesionless snow crystals won't be able to support the load from the next big storm that comes our way. That next big storm may be a while but it is worth starting to monitor the snowpack and see the changes the snow goes through in the weeks ahead.