Recently formed wind slabs in alpine features remain our main concern.
Early Season Conditions persist, so travel with caution.
Snow and wind loading with gusting winds created a wind slab hazard. The team has limited snowpack observations yet tests show the base is weak and the new snow interface is uncertain. Remain vigilant for reactive and changing conditions.
The snowpack is still generally very shallow with only 25-40cm at treeline. The alpine is heavily wind effected, with scoured windward slopes and ridges, and deposits up to a meter deep suspected in leeward features.
Today
Cloudy with sunny periods.
Precipitation: Nil.
Alpine temperature: High -1 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 10 km/h.
Freezing level: 1800 metres.
Sunday
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: High -3 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 20 km/h gusting to 55 km/h.
Freezing level: 1800 metres.
