Decent skiing can be found in sheltered locations. Due to the variability in the snowpack, we are still treating larger alpine features with caution. SH
Lawinenprobleme
Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Possible
Größe
1–2
These are confined to the immediate lees of ridgetops and will be fairly thin.
Deep Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Unlikely - Possible
Größe
2–3
Watch for thin snowpack areas in steeper terrain where triggering the basal depth hoar/crust is possible.
Weather Forecast
Light to mod. N winds in the alpine for Saturday with lows around -25C and highs in the -15C range. No snow in the forecast except for a trace on Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
5-15cm of snow has buried the Jan 30th surface hoar / sun crust layer. This new snow came in with very little wind, but there have been some soft storm slabs building in the immediate lees of S through SE ridgetops. The basal facets remain weak, but the overall snowpack is gaining strength.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed in the past several days.