Fresh wind drifts overnight dot the landscape, primarily in the upper elevations, and may be sensitive to triggering on and adjacent to steep terrain, primarily - but not limited to - northwest to east-facing slopes. Note that cracking and collapsing are signs of instability and caution a traveler to turn around or stay on low angle terrain. Again, many of these may be triggered at a distance.

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Overnight the northwesterly winds blew 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph, and with some new snow available for transport, I would expect some new wind drifts across the upper elevation terrain. On slopes that harbor weak faceted snow, this wind will make the avalanches deeper and more likely to be triggered. As always, avoid steep slopes that are wind loaded. Usually, we can see where the wind blew the snow as it looks rounded, textured, wavey, or pillowy.