Snow that's accumulated since Tuesday will be the primary avalanche concern over the next few days. Triggered and natural avalanches that break in or at the base of this snow will pose a threat on steep slopes. The nature of this threat - Storm Slabs or Loose wet - will depend on terrain-specific freezing levels and snow accumulations. Areas with more than a foot or so of fresh snow have the potential for large, dangerous avalanches. 

Snow that's accumulated since Tuesday will be the primary avalanche concern over the next few days. Triggered and natural avalanches that break in or at the base of this snow will pose a threat on steep slopes. The nature of this threat - Storm Slabs or Loose wet - will depend on terrain-specific freezing levels and snow accumulations. Areas with more than a foot or so of fresh snow have the potential for large, dangerous avalanches. 

Tuesday's storm will form fresh thin slabs above 5000'. Slabs will be thickest downwind of ridgelines and in cross-loaded gullies. Look and feel for textured dense snow with cracking a sign of instability. Rain and heavy snow may result in wet slides at middle elevations. Dense sluffs could be problematic above terrain traps, cliff bands, and thick trees. Avoid recreating on slopes below glide cracks.

A strong storm from the southwest will make wind slabs a problem beginning Sunday morning. As precipitation transitions to rain, the threat of large wet snow avalanches will rise. Watch for blowing snow and limit your exposure to drifts in the lee of ridgelines and in gullies. As the snowpack becomes wet, dense sluffs may run in steep terrain. Avoid slopes under glide cracks. When faced with uncertainty, be conservative with your terrain selection.

A strong storm from the southwest will make wind slabs a problem beginning Sunday morning. As precipitation transitions to rain, the threat of large wet snow avalanches will rise. Watch for blowing snow and limit your exposure to drifts in the lee of ridgelines and in gullies. As the snowpack becomes wet, dense sluffs may run in steep terrain. Avoid slopes under glide cracks. When faced with uncertainty, be conservative with your terrain selection.

Recent wet weather is weakening the snowpack on terrain with glide cracks and increasing the odds of destructive glide avalanches. Avoid traveling on or under those questionable slopes. Small loose wet avalanches may develop above about 6000 feet, especially if precipitation this afternoon starts as rain.

Watch for small, isolated instabilities in the recent snow, especially if it rains at high elevations today. Avoid traveling below glide cracks: they warn of the potential for full depth avalanches.

Watch for small instabilities in the recent snow.  The danger will rise to MODERATE if today's precipitation falls as rain at high elevations, spurring continued wet loose avalanche activity.  Avoid traveling below glide cracks: they warn of the potential for full depth avalanches.

Fresh snow overnight has increased the avalanche danger to MODERATE at upper elevations.  Shallow instabilities in the new snow are most likely to get you in trouble above cliffs or in gullies.  Minimize your exposure below glide cracks. 

Avalanche problems are isolated and easy to manage. Avoid slopes below glide cracks. Watch for sluffing in steep, northerly terrain where loose, cohesionless snow exists at the snow surface. Warm, wet and windy weather may create new avalanche problems by tomorrow morning. 

Avalanche problems are isolated and easy to manage. Avoid slopes below glide cracks. Watch for sluffing in steep, northerly terrain where loose, cohesionless snow exists at the snow surface. Warm, wet and windy weather may create new avalanche problems by tomorrow morning. 

The snowpack is generally stable, thanks to a spell of relatively cool, dry weather. Wet snow avalanches may develop this afternoon on steep slopes with more than a few inches of recent snow. Avoid slopes below glide cracks. 

The snowpack remains generally stable.  With today's light rain, small wet snow instabilities may develop on the few shaded aspects holding dry snow. Play it smart and avoid recreating below unpredictable glide cracks.

The snowpack remains generally stable.  With today's light rain, small wet snow instabilities may develop on the few shaded aspects holding dry snow. Play it smart and avoid recreating below unpredictable glide cracks.