Winter returns today with cold temperatures that will be refreezing the snowpack making avalanches unlikely and the avalanche danger will be LOW this morning.

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By later this afternoon as new snow accumulates and winds increase from the west, watch for soft slabs of wind drifted snow that will raise the danger to MODERATE on wind loaded slopes above treeline. The main danger from these wind slabs will be triggering one that sweeps you off your feet and causes an uncontrollable fall on hard icy snow.