Storm snow and winds will overload buried persistent weak layers, with large and dangerous avalanches 2-6' deep breaking out several hundred feet wide possible. It's pretty simple - you need to stay off of and out from underneath slopes approaching 30° and steeper at the mid and upper elevations on aspects facing northwest through east as well as upper elevation aspects facing west through southeast. Avalanches may be triggered remotely and run long distances.

Keep in mind:

Westerly winds will drift snow at the mid - and especially upper - elevations today creating sensitive wind drifts. Although you are most likely to find these on aspects facing north through southeast, wind can work around terrain and create drifts on any aspect. On aspects where there is a persistent weak layer, wind drifts may step down several feet into older snow, creating very large and dangerous avalanches.

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Snowfall today may create sensitive soft slabs, especially during any period of higher precipitation intensity. Although any avalanching in new snow is likely to be shallow (< 1'), avalanches may step down into old snow on aspects where the persistent layer is present, creating large and dangerous avalanches.