Ice climbers be aware of exposure to solar aspects with sunny skies and warmer weather on its way.
Lawinenprobleme
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Unlikely - Possible
Größe
1–2
Recent snow and wind have created wind slabs. Expect them near ridge lines, lee features and cross loaded gullies.
Deep Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Unlikely - Possible
Größe
1–2.5
This crust is mostly found on or near the ground.
Confidence
Moderate - Due to the number and quality of field observations
Weather Forecast
Looking like sunny skies and warmer temperatures for the remainder of the week. Tuesday is forecast to bring alpine temperatures of -4c with light westerly winds.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been observed.
Snowpack Summary
The recent storm snow (up to 30cm) is settling and starting to see surface hoar crystals growing. In alpine areas, wind slabs up to 15cm thick are predominant in lee features and cross loaded gullies. There are two crusts in the snowpack to be aware and curious about. The Oct 26th crust 10cm off the ground and the Nov 4th crust 40-50cm off the ground. These crusts are being found on all aspects but limited field observations so far this season has us still figuring out the elevation that it extends up to.