The preexisting snow is very weak at all elevations, and dangerous triggered and natural persistent or deep slab avalanches failing on buried faceted weak layers remain likely today on many steep slopes. You could trigger dangerous avalanches remotely, from a distance or even from the flats below steep slopes. Several large and long running natural avalanches occurred in the past few days, and more are possible again today, so stay away from and out from under avalanche paths. Deep slab avalanches could entrain significant wet snow in descent and run down to lower elevations as destructive wet avalanches.

Large and long running natural avalanche in Pine Canyon in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness from 2-13-2014

Rain and warming temperatures created a HIGH danger of wet avalanches at lower and mid elevations. Triggered and natural wet slabs and loose moist sluffs entraining significant amounts of fresh snow are likely again today in steep lower and mid elevation terrain. Avoid travel above lower elevation terrain traps and stay off of and out from under steep slopes with saturated snow. Cooling temperatures today will begin to solidify the saturated lower elevation snow and help with stability.

Fresh drifts formed overnight in exposed upper elevation terrain. Triggered wind slab avalanches are likely in steep terrain again today, and a smaller avalanche overrunning a slope with poor snow structure or saturated snow could cause a step-down into weak old snow and result in a much larger and more dangerous avalanche.