The most dangerous situation is the chance that a person could trigger a deep avalanche that breaks into a Persistent Weak Layer that formed mid winter. It is buried 3 to 4 feet down. It should be gaining strength. We have not seen any avalanche activity for 11 days now. That said, it is a very unusual layer and I am still wary of it. Places where a person might trigger a large avalanche are northerly facing very steep slopes above 10,000'. I'm hoping to be able to get into this terrain today and Friday and see if I can come up with any significant information that might tell us how much of a concern this problem is still.

The snow has been blown around in the higher terrain. You will find places where fresh drifts have formed. So far, I have not noticed that they are very sensitive. I have not seen any cracking over the last couple of days. However, poor visibility has limited my travel so I haven't been into real serious terrain. Continue to molest any fresh drifts you come across that are on small test slopes to see if you can get them to crack out. After doing this at a few different locations you will figure out if the new snow drifts pose much threat.