The winds remain merciless. Hard and soft slabs of wind drifted snow litter the steep terrain, although they are more stubborn and sluggish than late weekend into Monday. Many of these wind slabs, however, do rest upon a layer of weak recrystallized snow (last week's snow surface) and remain prone to triggering. It may be possible for any new wind slab to step down into weak faceted grains near the ground, particular in areas that avalanched previously this winter.