Gaining elevation to escape the crust may put you in terrain where avalanche danger exists. Manage your exposure carefully if you reach areas of deeper, wind transported snow.
New wind slabs exist in exposed terrain in areas where more than a few cm of new snow accumulated in Thursday's storm. The greater the depth and slab properties of the new snow, the greater the hazard.
No recent avalanches have been reported in the region.
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A few cm of new snow has done little to bury crust that exists up to 1850 m in the Wells area. You may find it 5 - 15 cm deep. In areas on the higher end of this range, new wind slabs may be large enough to require more cautious management.
The crust has capped 20 -30 cm of recent snow sitting on a variety of layers, including surface hoar, crusts, and sugary facets. This layer is a concern above the elevation of the crust. Wind slabs formed over this layer in the alpine may be reactive.
The middle and lower snowpack is generally strong with no weak layers of concern.
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. 10 to 15 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline overnight low around -13 °C.
Saturday
Mainly sunny with cloud increasing. 10 to 20 km/h variable, mainly north ridgetop wind. Treeline high temperature -11 °C.
Sunday
Sunny. 15 to 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline high temperature -12 °C.
Monday
Mainly sunny. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline high temperature around -9 °C with a possible temperature inversion.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
