Cornices
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely
- Größe
- 1
Avalanche problems should remain isolated, small, and unlikely again today. Some minor wind slabs may form or linger on some of the upper elevation slopes near ridgelines due to the shifting winds. These wind slabs should remain shallow and not extend very far away from the ridgelines due to a lack of snow available for transport. Some minor sluffing could also still occur on some steep slopes where the snow remains soft and unconsolidated. A wide variety of snow surface conditions exist ranging from soft unconsolidated snow on sheltered near and below treeline NW-N-NE aspects to icy crusts and firm wind scoured surfaces on more exposed near and above treeline slopes to thin sun crusts on sunny SE-S-SW aspects. On the slopes where the exposed icy crusts exist, travel may be difficult and arresting a fall could prove challenging.
Even though avalanches remain unlikely, continue to practice normal caution and safe travel techniques when traveling in the backcountry. Those techniques include avoiding areas of unstable snow, only exposing one person at a time to avalanche terrain, regrouping in safe spots out of the avalanche path, avoiding terrain traps, and communicating clearly with your partners.