The east wind on Wednesday may have transported enough snow to increase the chance for an avalanche to break into the persistent weak layer of old sugar snow near the ground. This persistent weak layer is tricky to forecast for because in some high elevation northerly terrain, the snow near the ground is not all that weak but in others it is still very much a concern. The bottom line is that there is enough weak snow lingering around to be a concern and some fresh wind loading on top if it will make it more dangerous.