Look for signs of instability and assess the bond between new snow and the old surface as you move through terrain.
Be ready to back off if there's a weak bond between new snow and the old surface.
A buried persistent weak layer from February has produced large natural and human-triggered avalanches recently.
Recent snow has fallen on a layer of large surface hoar. There continue to be reports of avalanches being initiated on this layer.
There have been several reports of windslab avalanches up to size 2 at treeline and alpine elevations.
Persistent slab avalanches on the February weak layer have tapered off since earlier this week.
20-30 cm of new snow is being redistributed by southerly winds. This new snow fell on a widespread layer of large surface hoar crystals, which sits on a crust on solar aspects and at low elevations.
A layer of facets, surface hoar and/or a crust from mid-February are buried 50 to 100 cm deep. This layer produced large natural and human-triggered avalanches earlier this week.
The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated with no concerns at this time.
Monday Night
Cloudy with 5 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures -7 °C. Freezing level 700 m.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. 10 - 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
