There is new snow at all elevations that is primed for transport. With increased wind speeds at the mid and upper elevations today you may see drifting snow lower on the slope than you expect. Keep an eye out for cracking, collapsing, new cornice buildup or pillowy wind loaded features. If you see these signs then avoid traveling on or underneath slopes with wind-drifted snow.

New snow combined with warm March sun and longer days mean higher likelihood of seeing natural wet avalanches in the Provo Region. These could start as dry snow avalanches and very quickly turn wet as they move down slope. The best way to avoid these avalanches is to stay away from and out from underneath slopes that have been warmed by the sun. This problem will start on the southerlies in the late morning/early afternoon and move to west facing slope in the later afternoon hours. Avoiding damp slopes is your best bet. You may also see wet loose avalanches in lower elevation northerly facing terrain.

The chance of triggering an avalanche failing on a deeper buried layer of facets near the ground is diminishing with time. The first layer of facets now buried near the ground is most likely to be triggered in thinner spots on northwest-north-east facing mid and upper-elevation aspects. The second persistent weak layer (PWL) is a thin dust layer that formed and was buried in early March and is now buried 2'-3' deep. This dusty layer will be easy to identify and recent test results have showed propagation becoming more difficult on this layer.

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This most recent storm is a great test of both of these layers and while I don't trust that these layers are gone, I think that we're starting to turn the corner on this season of persistent weak layers.