Lingering wind slabs may remain reactive to human triggers on lee features in the alpine.
Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
Moderate southerly winds have formed wind slabs that may remain reactive to human triggers on lee features in the alpine.
Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind loaded snow.
Small wet loose avalanches should be expected on steep, solar aspects when the sun comes out.
Avoid big, steep, alpine slopes that are getting cooked by the sun.
Thursday night: Cloudy with isolated flurries; 0-5 cm / Light north wind / Low of 1 / Freezing level 1100 m.
Friday: Mix of sun and cloud / Light west wind / High of 8 / Freezing level 1700 m.
Saturday: Sunny / Light south wind / High of 9 / Freezing level 1700 m.
Sunday: Cloudy with flurries (showers below around 1100 m); 5-10 cm / Moderate south wind / High of 5 / Freezing level 1400 m.
No avalanches were reported on Wednesday.
We currently have very limited avalanche observation data from this region.
Please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN). Photos of current conditions and avalanches are the most helpful.
5-15 cm of new snow adds to the 20-35 cm of recent snow. Moderate southerly winds have formed wind slabs that may remain reactive to human triggers on lee features in the alpine.
The recent snow is sitting on a variety of hard snow surfaces, including crusts and wind scoured snow.
Below this, there are several crusts in the upper snowpack that may have the potential to produce large avalanches during the next significant warming event.
