Human triggered avalanches remain possible on specific slopes such as steep convex shaped wind-loaded features. Skiing is good in sheltered locations. Watch for frostbite with frigid morning temperatures.
Weather Forecast
Next few days will be dry, sunny, and cold overnight temperatures. The sun will hopefully warm up Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons to -3 degrees Celsius. Winds will shift to light Southwest. Freezing level may rise to 1000m by late afternoon.
Snowpack Summary
Approximately 30cm of windslab or softslab, depending on aspect and elevation, is overtop a combo facet-decomposing surface hoar layer. This is most prevalent treeline into the lower alpine elevations. Below tree line there is a supportive yet shallow mid-pack over facets-depth hoar. Alpine is a variety of layers but generally all well bridged.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanches were observed or reported. Visibility was excellent.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.
Persistent Slabs
Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) in the middle to upper snowpack, when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks. Persistent layers include: surface hoar, depth hoar, near-surface facets, or faceted snow. Persistent weak layers can continue to produce avalanches for days, weeks or even months, making them especially dangerous and tricky. As additional snow and wind events build a thicker slab on top of the persistent weak layer, this avalanche problem may develop into a Deep Persistent Slab.