The snow that we have received in the mountains since yesterday is more dense than you would expect for this time of year, but we'll take what we can get! 8-10" of dense new snow is now sitting on top of sugary old snow, creating a prime conditions for avalanche activity on steeper slopes. We experienced some cracking in soft wind slabs along laurel highway but I was surprised to not hear or feel any large collapses, something you would expect to find with our current snow pack. However the upside conditions were very apparent while skiing, making for some slightly punchy conditions at times. Around 3:00 as we left the parking lot it was still snowing at a good rate so I would expect things to become more unsettled as more weight is added to our current snow pack. Coverage is still pretty thin out there so ski with cautions as there are plenty of season ending hazards lurking just out of sight.