Persistent slab and deep slab avalanches tend to come roaring back to life during and just after significant loading events....and then become increasingly pockety and stubborn over the following days. We're on the back-end of the curve (see below), but it's when we see many accidents and close calls. They may still be triggered more readily today by a heavy loading event or significant trigger (cornice drop, "catching air with a hard landing", other new snow avalanche from above) and may still be triggered by human weight, particularly along the periphery of the upper Cottonwoods. Best to avoid thinner, rocky terrain that has seen significant wind loading on the steep west to north to southeast facing slopes above about 9000'.

Remember terrain is your friend: enjoy the powder on low angle slopes with no overhead hazard.

The temperatures and just enough wind kept the sunny aspects in check yesterday. A melt-freeze crust will exist this morning on these aspects and this will slow down the wet activity, but not thwart it by any means. So...early direct sun, temps warming to the 40s at the mid-elevation, and perhaps some later afternoon greenhousing will activate the wet avalache activity. Natural and human triggered wet avalanches will be likely and may subsequently trigger still-stabilizing storm slabs on the way downslope. I expect there may be decent debris piles beneath the steepest, most sustained avalanche slopes. Don't overstay your welcome - the window will be quite narrow between breakable crust and wet/unstable. Choose the cold snow instead.

KEY POINT: ROOF-A-LANCHES will be a significant concern. Watch for many houses to shed their winter coats with the sun and daytime heating. Fatalities have occurred due to this very real hazard.