Triggered wind slab and storm snow avalanches are likely today. Fresh wind slabs exist on the lee sides of major ridgelines and in and around terrain features like gullies, scoops, sub-ridges, cliff bands, and rock outcroppings.. We found a poor bond between yesterday's heavy snow and Sunday's lighter powder, with extensive cracking and failures with isolation in hand pit tests.. Although I expect this weakness to heal fairly quickly, soft slab avalanches including the new snow are still likely today. Winds slabs consisting of stiffer drifted snow will appear smooth, rounded, and maybe chalky, and they often sound hollow or drum-like when you walk around on them. You should continue to avoid and stay out from under steep drifted slopes.

There are areas with poor snow structure where you could trigger dangerous deep slab avalanches releasing on buried persistent weak layers. I've been observing weak layers consisting of small sugary grains called faceted snow across the zone, with the weakest in areas with relatively shallow snow. The rapid load from yesterday's storm could cause these layers to become activated, and dangerous deep slab avalanches, up to around 3-feet-deep will become increasingly possible...The most suspect slopes are at upper elevations and facing north through east, but significant loading might have caused the danger to become more widespread. Pay close attention to red flags like audible collapsing and cracking, be willing to reevaluate or turn back, and avoid steep slopes with significant accumulations of drifted snow.