Expect an increasing avalanche danger over the next several days! The avalanche danger is generally MODERATE this morning but will likely rise to CONSIDERABLE later today as new snow and wind create fresh drifts along upper elevation ridge crests and terrain features, primarily on slopes that face NW-N-SE. New wind drifts will cover old, and avalanches up to 3' deep will be possible on steep, wind loaded terrain. It is also still possible to trigger an avalanche in the most recent storm snow on slopes steeper than 35 degrees, particularly on slopes where there is an underlying crust with thin layer of facets on top. There also remains an isolated or MODERATE danger for triggering a deep and dangerous avalanche on a buried, persistent weak layer. You are most likely to encounter this problem on steep, rocky, northerly facing slopes, or in areas with a shallower snowpack.