Recent new snow and moderate southerly winds continue to build windslabs.
Cornices
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Possible - Likely
Tamaño
3–7
Recent snow and wind have have made large cornices even bigger and more sensitive.
Deep Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Unlikely
Tamaño
3–7
Persistent weaknesses are buried about 150-200 cm below the surface. Avalanche activity on this interface has become less frequent, but large triggers like cornice fall may release a large avalanche.
Confidence
Fair - Intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Tuesday
Weather Forecast
MONDAY: Light precipitation throughout the day with intensity increasing late afternoon into the evening. Freezing level 1100-1500m. Winds light to moderate from the south. TUESDAY: Moderate to heavy precipitation combined with moderate to strong southerly winds. Freezing level 1200-1500m. WEDNESDAY: Light precipitation with freezing levels lowering to 1000m.
Avalanche Summary
Reports of human triggered avalanches to size 1.5. These are isolated to the newly fallen snow.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 40cm of recent storm snow from the past 3 days combined with moderate winds have formed windslabs in the alpine continued to build already very large cornices. There is moist snow on all aspects below 1600 metres.