In the past week, we have added 2-3 feet of snow containing nearly 3 inches of water to a still-suspect basal snowpack in the Provo-area mountains. Although it may be a little bit harder to trigger an avalanche failing in these deeply-buried weak layers, any avalanche you trigger will be very large and destructive - 4-6' deep and hundreds of feet wide. Or even larger.

Additional wind and snow will stress and already stressed snowpack in the mid and upper elevations. Remember that any new snow avalanche or large cornice failure may step into older weaker layering, resulting in a much larger avalanche.

Previous tracks on the slope are zero signs of stability. Many avalanches have taken out previous tracks.

Winds have increased during the overnight hours and will persist into today. These winds will have plenty of fresh snow available for transport, and fresh wind drifts and likely at the mid - and especially upper - elevations. Although you are more likely to find fresh drifts on the leeward aspects facing north through southeast, terrain may channel and funnel winds, with wind drifts possible on any aspect. Watch for signs of sensitive wind drifted snow such as cracking.