Persistent slab avalanches seem unlikely now, but given the load of new snow and faceted snow underneath - I wouldn't trust the snowpack too much. There are a variety of weak layers on NW, N and NE facing slopes.

1. Big facets/depth hoar at the ground
2. Facets under a crust that formed during very warm weather around Thanksgiving
3. Facets on top of this crust. Snow that fell Monday, Nov 27 on top of this crust became faceted

Strong winds on Sunday may have scoured the thin faceted layer on top of the Thanksgiving crust and and this layer only exist on sheltered slopes.

Bottom line - It doesn't really matter. There are plenty of faceted layers and one or more crusts. More importantly, the next week of high pressure will facet the snowpack even more. Faceting in the new new snow will create a persistent slab avalanche problem on a wider range of aspects and elevations.

Heads up - If we get a windy day soon, it could overload many slopes and cause avalanches on some of these faceted layers. There was a small avalanche today at a ski area. It broke on a low elevation, north facing slope in a place loaded by a snow gun. This is a heads up that we would likely see avalanche activity and unstable conditions if we get a really windy day that transports a lot of snow.