Riders and skiers have the potential to trigger isolated pockets of shallow soft slab in steep wind loaded avalanche starting zones and shallow loose snow sluffs on very steep slopes.
At the higher elevations stiff pockets of wind slab up to a foot deep could be triggered by humans in steep avalanche starting zones and in cliff areas. On very steep slopes these slab could also entrain the upper portion of a weak faceted snowpack.
( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Limited moisture may result in some cloudiness with a slight chance of snow flurries at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere. Temperatures at all elevations will drop to ten to 15 degrees below zero overnight and rise into the single digits during the day. Winds will be northerly at about five miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW at all elevations. However, low hazard does not mean there will be no hazard. At the upper elevations the weight of a single person could trigger isolated pockets of wind slab up to one foot in depth. In extreme terrain these shallow wind slabs could knock a person over and carry them over a cliff or into a terrain trap.
