Please make conservative choices. Now is not the time for an accident. The current pandemic is overloading the medical system and could affect backcountry rescue response.
Wind slabs seem to be everywhere. They are most concerning for human triggering in steep, convex and unsupported terrain.
The deep persistent layer is still a concern, especially in shallow snowpack areas. A large cornice trigger could also be enough to weak up this layer.
A mix of sun and cloud on Thursday with occasional very light flurries. Winds will be light and variable.Temperatures should reach -7 in the Alpine. More of the same is expected Friday and Saturday.
Several new naturally triggered avalanches occurred on the east side of the region (Mt Lawson, Mt Kidd) in the past 24 hours. These slides were up to size 2 and were in the alpine on east aspects.
5cm of new snow fell overnight at treeline, but only a trace was recorded in valley bottoms. This new snow overlies a sun crust on solar aspects and previously formed wind slabs everywhere else. These buried wind slabs are found at all elevations and extend into open areas all the way to valley floor. The slabs are failing at a depth of about 20cm, which is making for generally poor quality skiing. Cornices are larger than normal. Although they haven't been active recently, any corniced area or slopes below should be avoided.
