NWS Weather Forecast.

Warm temps and a strong March sun have rapidly settled last week's snow. Most aspects and elevations contain a 2-4 cm melt-freeze crust, and the snowpack has gained strength through time and warm temperatures. In isolated areas, weak, sugary, faceted snow still exists near the ground at the highest elevations on NW-N-E aspects. The most suspect areas are less than 5' deep and contain wind-drifted snow on top of the deeply-buried persistent weak layer. Slopes with steep convexities and rocky, more radical terrain are where you are most likely to trigger an avalanche failing on weak, faceted snow.

As the day heats up be alert to signs of loose wet instability such as rollerballs, pinwheels, and sloppy wet snow on sun-exposed slopes. Stay off of and out from under steep slopes when these signs are present.