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TO for 5/1/24. Unstable windslab mainly on NE-SE aspects above 900m. Poorest stability overnight. Cornices! Moderate hazard.

TO for 5/1/24. Unstable windslab mainly on NE-SE aspects above 900m. Poorest stability overnight. Cornices! Moderate hazard.

Forecast Snow Stability: Further unstable windslab will be deposited through the evening, mainly on North-East to South-East aspects above 900 metres. There will be a period of reduced stability overnight, as snow turns to rain, followed by a slow consolidation of the snowpack during the day. Other aspects and lower elevations will be generally stable. Cornices will be prone to collapse. The avalanche hazard will be Moderate.

Forecast Weather Influences: Fresh to strong West backing South-Westerly winds. Snow above 700 metres in the evening turns to rain at all levels overnight, getting heavier during the day. The freezing level will be around 800 metres in the evening and then will rise to above the summits. Observed Weather Influences: Constant precipitation falling as snow above 800 metres. Strong Westerly winds. Freezing level around 950 metres. ObservedSnowStability: Localised accumulations of moderately bonded windslab are present mainly on North-East to South-East aspects above 900 metres with features such as corrie rims and gully tops most affected. Fragile cornices are developing on these aspects. The older snowpack is well bonded and stable. The avalanche hazard is Moderate.