It's been a good run, but the days of predictably manageable avalanche conditions are beginning to wane... and here's why. Nuking winds, coupled with dense, heavy snow will create upside-down layering with stronger snow resting on top of lighter density snow and of course, that's always a dangerous combination in our mountains. In addition to tricky, trap door riding conditions, I suspect today's fresh drifts will break deeper and wider than you might expect. The best rule of thumb is to simply avoid steep wind drifted slopes, especially if they look fat and rounded or feel hollow and sound like a drum.