Another warm and sunny day is on tap. SW winds will be light and high temps at 10,000' will climb into the 40's. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a Pacific trough that will bring unsettled weather for the weekend. Points north are favored and we aren't likely to see any precipitation but at least we'll get wind. The pattern for next week is not clearly defined but looks to be unsettled at the least.

NWS Weather Forecast.

Snow totals over the weekend varied across the range with what appears to be 5"-10" with about 1.4" of snow-water-equivalent. Strong NW winds on Sunday have blown and drifted the new snow, especially in exposed terrain at upper elevations and steep, wind drifted slopes should be avoided. Look for wind drifts on the leeward sides of ridge crests and terrain features such as gully walls and sub ridges. Drifts are recognizable by their smooth, rounded appearance and cracking is a sign of instability. On steep, wind-loaded, northerly aspects, it may still be possible to trigger a deeper avalanche failing on a buried persistent weak layer of sugary, faceted snow.