Use caution in wind-loaded areas where more cohesive slabs remain possible to human trigger.
Investigating the bond between new snow and underlying surfaces before committing to terrain.
10-20 cm storm snow and moderate winds have built deep cohesive pockets of storm snow in lees. Investigate how the new snow is bonding to underlying surfaces before committing to slopes.
On Saturday a size 1, human-triggered, storm slab avalanche was observed in exposed wind-loaded features.
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15 to 20 cm of dense snow has buried a widespread melt-freeze crust. In isolated areas, a weak layer of surface hoar crystals rests between the crust and the new snow.
Overall, the snow depth remains relatively shallow, creating challenging travel conditions and numerous hazards at or just below the snow surface across all elevations.
Sunday Night
Cloudy with isolated showers, trace accumulations, variable ridgetop winds 10 km/h, treeline temperature 1 °C, freezing levels 1600 m.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southeast ridgetop winds 10 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing levels 1600 m.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest ridgetop wind 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level rises to 2000 m by afternoon and continues rising to 3000 m overnight.
Wednesday
Cloudy with flurries, 10 to 25 mm accumulation, southwest ridgetop wind 40 to 60 km/h, treeline temperature -2 °C, freezing level drops to 1200 m by afternoon.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
