Thursday’s collapsing on the ridgeline near the top of Main Days and in upper White Pine are red flags. Both were on northeasterly facing slopes above 10,000’, and the weak layer is the loose, dry snow that was on the upper elevation, shady slopes before Thursday’s snow. The slab is a combination of various wind slabs and the new snow. Approach steep, upper elevation shady slopes with caution - this is where slab avalanches can be triggered today, possibly remotely or breaking out above you when you’re part way down a slope. Small soft slabs and loose sluffs can be triggered in higher elevation terrain. Even a small slide can have serious consequences in big, steep terrain or if you’re above cliffs.

Wet snow sluffs are likely today when the sun comes out - both natural and easily human triggered. The high sun angle combined with periods of thin clouds means the snow will heat on all aspects. The more new snow and steeper the terrain where you are, the bigger these sluffs have to the potential to be. Running on the old melt freeze ice crusts, they may go much further than expected. When the snow gets damp, head to lower angle slopes and avoid travel in and below run out zones, like gullies.

Roof slides can occur at any time, especially with warming temperatures - always avoid travel beneath snow laden roofs and warn others.