A bit of new snow might improve ski quality in sheltered areas on Sunday. Enjoy the stable conditions while they last.
Weather Forecast
10 cm possible through the day on Sunday with light to moderate SW winds and seasonal temperatures. A return to dry conditions beginning Monday and continuing through the week accompanied by cold temperatures and light to moderate SW winds shifting to NE on Tuesday.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack is well-settled. There are 3 crusts in the snowpack, one is located near the snowpack base (220 to 2900 m), another about 30 cm below the snow surface around treeline and a melt-freeze crust on the surface on steep solar aspects. Widespread wind affected snow exists in the alpine.
Avalanche Summary
No patrol occurred on Saturday and nothing new was reported.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable on Sunday
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Deep Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a thick cohesive layer of hard snow (a slab), when the bond breaks between the slab and an underlying persistent weak layer deep in the snowpack. The most common persistent weak layers involved in deep, persistent slabs are depth hoar or facets surrounding a deeply buried crust. Deep Persistent Slabs are typically hard to trigger, are very destructive and dangerous due to the large mass of snow involved, and can persist for months once developed. They are often triggered from areas where the snow is shallow and weak, and are particularly difficult to forecast for and manage.