Amid a snowy start to November, avalanche danger throughout most of Colorado has risen to moderate.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center wrote in its forecast for the northern mountain region this week that wind slab avalanches are the driving danger. There are subtle differences throughout the region, which includes the Steamboat Springs area, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Front Range and Summit and Eagle counties, according to the forecast.

“We usually warn of rounded pillows of firm snow to identify the most dangerous slopes,” Colorado avalanche officials wrote in the forecast. “However, new snow falling on these slabs will hide the usual texture clues. You may have to do more detective work.”

Backcountry travelers should keep an eye out for areas of deeper snow with bare patches close by or corniced ridges indicating where wind has loaded snow, the forecast states. On safe slopes, it is suggested backcountry travelers probe into the snow to feel for the firm snow over weaker snow.

In the Tenmile Range in Summit County, as much as 20 inches of snow fell Sunday night , meaning the potential size of avalanches increasing, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The forecast states that the distribution of avalanches is also expected to become more widespread with the added snow.

“Be careful in this area when traveling under large pillows of wind-drifted snow, as you may be able to trigger them from below as the slab continues to stiffen and we start to develop a Persistent Slab avalanche problem,” Colorado avalanche officials wrote.

For the full avalanche forecast visit Avalanche.State.co.us.