Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible - Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–2
New snow along with wind will create fresh wind slabs in exposed terrain.
Fresh wind slabs will form as new snow and wind bury a slippery crust.
New snow along with wind will create fresh wind slabs in exposed terrain.
Buried weak layers were reactive last week. Although their likelihood is decreasing, the consequences of triggering an avalanche on these layers are high.
No recent avalanche activity has been reported since last Saturday.
However, last week a flurry of very large, scary persistent slab avalanche activity was reported at alpine and treeline elevations. These avalanches are becoming less likely, but the consequences of triggering one remain high.
As much as 20 cm of new snow now sits atop a widespread surface crust.
Beneath, 60 to 80 cm of well-settled snow sits over a weak layer of facets and surface hoar buried in mid-February. Recent snowpack tests indicate this layer may be starting to gain strength.
Another weak layer, from late January, is buried 80 to 120 cm deep. This may present as a crust on sunny slopes, sugary facets in most places, and surface hoar in sheltered spots. Large natural, remote, and human-triggered avalanches were reported on this layer last week.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow. 10 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 0 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Thursday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.