The new snow was fairly well behaved on Saturday. The wind is definitely blowing and drifting it in the higher terrain. You may find areas where these fresh drifts and slabs will crack out on you. Most of these will be fairly shallow and really, they are the least of your problems.

Persistent Weak Layers of loose faceted snow poses the greatest threat. These layers formed in November, December and January. They are scattered across the entire state to varying degrees. There are older wind drifts and slabs sitting on top of these loose layers of snow. A lot of these drifts and slabs are very stubborn and don't want to release. Some will. There is no easy way to figure out which ones will stay put and which ones will release and ruin your day or worse. It's a roll of the dice if you're getting onto steep slopes.