Strong sun and warming temperatures will be the main issue today. The good news: this problem is predictable and avoidable. As the day heats up the east facing terrain will be the first to become wet and soggy, followed by the south, southwest and finally the west aspects later in the day. As the snow surface becomes damp, wet and soggy it's time to get off of and out from under any steep sunlit terrain. This wet snow could pack a punch if gets warm enough today as there are slick crusts 10-15" down for the wet snow to run fast and far on. Many of the lower elevation are completely wet and saturated and some slides may gouge down into the snowpack making larger wet avalanches.

Think about your exit strategy today. If you're riding out one of the many steep drainages remember, there are steep slopes way above you where wet debris could travel a long distance from above.

A buried weak layer still exists on mid and upper elevation northerly facing slopes. Read more about people finding it observation 1 and observation 2. Drew Hardesty and Zinnia Wilson found this layer yesterday and had it fail across their column while performing a stability test. It was enough information for them to back off the steeper terrain and ride down the lower angled ridge line. If you're going to ride in terrain that faces northwest though northeast, it would be worth digging 2-3 feet down and performing a stability test. Or simple avoid it by sticking to slopes less than 30° degrees in steepness for another couple of days. Read Drew and Zinnia's observation HERE.