With about an inch of water added to the snowpack in the Ogden area, enough uncertainty remains about how easily or how hard it will be to trigger a persistent slab avalanche. An avalanche triggered in the backcountry north of Snowbasin in Hells Canyon before this weekend's storm was a good warning that with the additional load of snow more like that can occur. Further south near Farmington and Bountiful, some facets can be found near an obvious dust layer in the snowpack.

Despite a cold morning, the strong March sunshine should quickly warm southerly facing slopes. The first day new snow receives strong sunshine and heat is always a red flag for loose wet avalanches. The riding quality on sun exposed slopes should deteriorate as the danger for this problem rises. You may see pinwheels or rollerballs tumbling downhill especially under exposed rock bands as an indication that loose, wet avalanches may start occuring. The main threat isn't triggering one, but having one hit you from above.

Aside from the two primary problems listed above. Some storm slab and wind slab avalanches remain possible. These are becoming less likely but the possibility remains. Photo below shows an example of a small storm slab avalanche triggered yesterday at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Also, watch out for large cornices that have grown even larger with recent snowfall. These monsters may break closer to the ridge than you'd expect.