Current Danger Rating	Low (Green)	Moderate (Yellow)	???	Considerable (Orange)	High/Extreme (Red)
Danger Trend/ Forecast	Improving/ Steady	Rising Slowly		Rising Rapidly
Continue? Activity Data:
When	Past	Recent		Current	Current+ Widespread+ Same as You+ Human/Natural+ Large
Number	None/Few	Many		Widespread
Where	Far Away	In Area		Same as You
Triggers	Large	Human		Human/ Natural
Characteristics	Small	Medium/Slabs		Large
Continue? Snowpack Data:
Average Depth	> 2m	1.5 – 2.0m		<1.5m
Average Strength	Strong	Moderate		Weak
Variability from Average Depth/Strength	Uniform	Somewhat Variable		Highly Variable
Strong Over Weak Layering	Little/None	Somewhat Variable		Pronounced
Compression Tests/ Rutschblock Tests	CTH 30+ RB 7	CTH 20-30 RB 5-6		CTH 10-20 RB 3-4	CTH 0-10 RB 1-2
Danger Signs (Creaking, Whumphing, etc.) Propagation	Few/None Heavy Trigger Localized	Isolated Moderate Trigger Moderate		Widespread Light Trigger, Wide Propagation
Continue? Weather Assessment:
Storm	None				Snow 3+cm/hr + Winds move much snow in start zone+ very warm temps &/or Rapid Temp Rise
Last No Go Storm Ended	> 48 hr ago	36 – 48 hrs ago		< 36 hr ago
New Snow (12 hr)	<15 cm	15 – 30 cm		> 30 cm
Blowing Snow	None	Some recently		Much recent/current
Temps/ Radiation	Cold - Cool None - Little	Cool – Warm Some		>0 &/or rapid rise Strong
Continue? Terrain Assessment:
Incline	<25	25-35		>35
Aspect (Wind Exposure)	Windward	Some Cross/ Lee		Much Cross/ Lee
Trigger Points	None – Few	Some		Many
Size/ Traps	Small/ None-Few	Moderate/ Some		Large/ Many
Other Factors (Terrain, Techniques, Human Factors)
Conclusion	Travel with Normal Caution	Consider Safer Options Increased Caution		Consider Safest Options Travel NOT Recommended on Terrain/Snowpack	Travel NOT Recommended in Avalanche Terrain.
Consider Human Factors
If any criterion unknown, the danger condition is CONSIDERABLE- Orange stay in safe territory and get info.