Wind slabs may be small but they may slide easily on a slippery crust.
New snow and strong southwest wind have formed fresh wind slabs. These slabs could be touchy where the new snow sits on a hard and smooth melt-freeze crust.
Saturday night: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5-10 cm, 50-60 km/h southeast wind, treeline temperature -3 C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Sunday: Cloudy, 20 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1300 m.
Monday: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5-10 cm, 60-70 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1500 m.
Tuesday: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5-15 cm in most areas, 30 cm closer to the coast, 50-60 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1000 m.
No recent avalanches were reported. Looking forward, new slabs are expected to progressively form as the snow accumulates. The slabs may be easy to trigger if the snow doesn't bond well to the hard melt-freeze crust.
New snow fell with strong southwest wind. The snow sits on a widespread hard melt-freeze crust found across the region. The crust is thickest at low elevations and on sun-exposed slopes. The crust may not exist on high alpine terrain on north aspects. The new snow may not bond well to this crust.
The remainder of the snowpack is well-bonded.
Below treeline, snowpack depths are below threshold for avalanches in many areas.
