New wind slabs are likely to form above a generally faceted and weak upper snowpack.
New snow combined with wind will form fresh wind slabs on top of the existing upper snowpack, which contains various potential weak layers.
Numerous small (up to size 1.5) dry loose avalanches have been reported recently throughout the region, both natural and skier-triggered.
Otherwise, no recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Approximately 10 cm of new snow has accumulated atop various surfaces formed during recent cold, dry conditions. These include firm wind effect in exposed terrain, weak surface hoar or faceted grains in sheltered terrain, and sun crusts on sun-affected slopes.
20 to 50 cm of generally faceted snow overlies a potentially weak layer buried in late January. In many areas, this layer consists of a hard crust along with weak facets or surface hoar.
The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Thursday
Cloudy with 0 to 2 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Friday
Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
