Red Mountain Divide, 10/17/18 Since mid-October, backcountry skiers in the Northern San Juans have been enjoying amazing pre-winter turns. RMP, Velocity, Commodore and the Richmond/Camp Bird zones were all seeing significant early season action. ​​ We did experience heightened avy danger and conditions in early November. Check out my Early Season Snowpack post for more here. However, heading into Turkey Day, avalanche danger was minimal with isolated trouble spots being found