New Snow: Since Wednesday 2-4 inches of light snow has fallen on an array of firm snow surfaces in the backcountry, and I would expect to continue seeing shallow new snow avalanches today. The primary concern will be fast running sluffs in steep terrain, these may run naturally if there are any periods of heavy snowfall this afternoon. Any area that still held any lingering soft snow, before yesterday, will be suspect for some shallow soft slabs to form. Remember that even a small avalanche can be problematic in very steep and complicated terrain. Think about the terrain you are traveling above today.

Slide-for-life: The new snow could easily be scoured off steep slopes and expose the firm icy slopes below. Hard icy conditions aren't an avalanche concern, but a hazard nonetheless in steep terrain where you wouldn't be able to stop if you fell.