Not sure if I should say snow and wind, or wind and snow. But in either case, we will be getting both over the next few days. With warm snow and high winds, slabs will build quickly. Keep an eye (and ear) out for what's going on above you as you ski or climb.
There will be several layers of windslabs on top of each other as this storm plays out. Within these layers there will likely be a weak, reactive layer to watch for.
No new avalanches were observed today.
I feel like I've written this before...
The recent winds have caused some problems for our alpine and treeline snowpack. Windslabs of various thickness/hardness are basically everywhere, yet they seem to be variable enough to keep the skiing challenging. Treeline has an average depth of 80-100cm. The crust fades away above 2100m, but still offers a supportive midpack with no widespread failure layers.
