Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–2
Wind slabs will start to form with anticipated new snow and wind starting on Saturday afternoon.
A storm approaching Saturday and Sunday will gradually build avalanche danger, particularly on exposed slopes.
Wind slabs will start to form with anticipated new snow and wind starting on Saturday afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Dry, light winds and temperatures around -6C.
SATURDAY: 5-10 cm new snow starting around noon. Strong southeasterly winds. Temperatures around -8C.
SUNDAY: 10-20 cm new snow. Strong southerly winds. Temperatures around -6C
MONDAY: 2-4 cm new snow. Moderate southerly winds. Temperatures around -8C.
No avalanches have been reported but there have been no recent observations submitted.
The winter snowpack is starting to fill in with snowpack depths at White Pass in the region of 100-130 cm. Expect to see around 15 cm relatively low density snow overlying older snow, which may be hard where it had previously been blown by the wind.