With the new snow falling on a variety of slick bed surfaces, you may see or trigger shallow new snow avalanches. These will be a couple of inches deep and are unlikely to pose much hazard to humans.

Where this changes is in steep terrain, where new snow has the ability to entrain more snow and run a long distance. These new snow avalanches could pack enough power to push you off your feet, and in extreme terrain, like overhanging cliffs or steep trees, even a small avalanche could be enough to take you for a nasty ride.

Winds will continue to pick up through the day into the evening and begin to transport any new available snow. Look for and avoid pillow-shaped wind features, and avoid steep slopes that show signs of wind loading, such as cracking in the new snow.

These drifts will be found along upper elevation ridgelines, on the downwind side of ridges, and in gully features.

Though overnight temps dropped below freezing, the snowpack remains mostly wet and unconsolidated and received rain overnight.

• Wet Loose: The most common concern. Natural and human-triggered avalanches are possible and may run long distances, gouging into the snowpack. Pay extra attention in steep terrain and above terrain traps like gullies, where escape is difficult.
• Wet Slabs, Glide Avalanches & Cornices: Meltwater and rain are weakening deeper layers and large cornices, allowing for larger, more destructive avalanches that may occur naturally. Avoid slopes with glide cracks or known glide paths like Broads Fork, Stairs Gulch, and Mill B South, and give cornices and ridgelines plenty of space, including below runouts where they could trigger larger wet slides.