Sensitive small wind drifts is the most likely avalanche problem you'll encounter today. Steep upper elevation slopes where the wind has formed fresh drifts are the most likely places to trigger something. These avalanches won't be very large but might be enough to "boss you around" and cause injury. Avoid pillows, drifts and areas of "thick" feeling snow on steep slopes and you'll avoid trouble. Don't monkey around underneath cornices.

The Persisitent Weak Layer in the snowpack is not nearly as unstable as it was in January but it's not green light conditions either. There is still a distinct chance that a person could trigger an avalanche 2 to 3 feet deep. The most likely places to trigger a deep avalanche are where the snowpack is shallower and/or in rocky terrain. Steep northeast facing slopes are also more suspect than other aspects. If you experience collapsing (whumpfing) of the snowpack or shooting cracks, these are big red flags telling you to avoid steep terrain.

As we slowly add more snow to the snowpack, this will help stabilize the deep weak layers of snow. It is possible that this Persistent Weak Layer problem will fade away and won't be a concern any more but I'm definitely not satisfied that it's completely stable yet.