With all the new snow this past week, it is still possible to trigger a persistent avalanche breaking on a weak facet layer in the snowpack. A persistent slab avalanche could be triggered by a person or a smaller slide - especially avoid steep, complex terrain with sharp break overs, rocks or cliffs and shallow snowpack areas, such as slopes that have already slid one or more times this year. Always be aware of the consequences should you be caught in a slide - long steep slopes, trees and gullies in your path are bad news.

The sun and clouds will be playing cat and mouse today, with a mix of clearing, high thin clouds and mid level clouds.

If the snow starts to heat where you are – signs such as snow falling off trees, easily triggered roller balls, the surface snow becoming damp – it’s time to move to a cooler aspect or low angle terrain. Once you get a wet loose sluffs moving, it could entrain snow as it moves down slope, even gouging into the deeper rain soaked wet snow at the mid and lower elevations. Avoid even the small terrain traps like gullies and creek beds, where a little slide can pile debris up deeply

There will be new wind slabs at the upper elevations this morning, due to the stronger overnight northwesterly winds. The drifts will be most prevalent on southerly and easterly facing slopes, and more widespread than yesterday. But look for drifting on all aspects. Cornices continue to be sensitive, so stay way back from the edges.