Wind effect has been reported as widespread at higher elevations, so expect to find lingering wind slabs in exposed terrain.
Weather Forecast
MONDAY NIGHT: Clear skies, inversion conditions with above-freezing layer between 2000 m and 2400 m.TUESDAY: Clear skies, light south winds, alpine temperature -2 C, freezing level dropping to below valley bottom.WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, light south winds, alpine temperature -5 C, freezing level below valley bottom.THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy, light southeast winds, alpine temperature -8 C, freezing level below valley bottom.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed on Saturday or Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
Recent warm air and sunny skies may have left a crust on the snow surface. Expect to find a sun crust on southerly aspects and a temperature crust on all aspects below 1700 m. At higher elevations in exposed terrain, wind slabs are being reported as widespread.Below this, the snowpack is well-settled.
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.