It is possible to trigger hard slab avalanches of wind-drifted snow. Moderate winds in the past few days formed drifts in starting zones near ridgelines and around terrain features such as gullies, rocks, rollovers, and sub-ridges. Today's kick-up in wind speeds will continue to build hard slabs of wind-drifted snow. Wind slabs are often recognizable as rounded pillows of snow that can feel hollow or drum-like underfoot. You may see shooting cracks out in front of your skis or sled, but some harder slabs may allow you to get well out onto them before suddenly releasing.

• Collapsing or shooting cracks are clear signs of instability—but their absence does not mean the slope is safe.
• Avalanches of wind-drifted snow could step down into the buried January persistent weak layer, producing larger and more dangerous avalanches.

Watch for and avoid being on or under steep slopes with saturated snow. Natural and human-triggered wet avalanches will become likely in the heat of the day. This problem will be most pronounced on sheltered sunny slopes, but low and mid-elevation polars will also become wet with today's warm temperatures.

• If you notice rollerballs or pinwheels and/or you are sinking deeply into mushy, wet snow, move to a cooler aspect or elevation, or lower-angle terrain.

The natural wet avalanche on Mt.Magog occurred March 2.

A persistent weak layer of faceted snow from January is now buried about 2–4 ft deep on mid- and upper-elevation slopes facing the north half of the compass. While avalanches breaking into this layer are unlikely, any that do occur will be large, destructive, and dangerous.

• Avalanches failing on buried facets can propagate widely and may be triggered remotely—from the side or below.
• Slopes with a shallower overall snowpack are most suspect.
• Red flags are often absent when these avalanches occur.

We found good stability in areas where the strengthening sugary, persistent weak layer from January is buried deeply by recent snow. video below