While recent wind and snow has created some touchy new slabs, these have remained quite small to this point, watch for continued snow and slightly warmer temperatures to potentially raise the hazard. Be aware that it is still winter in the alpine!
Summary
Weather Forecast
It is still winter up high! A short break following Saturday's wind and snow before another pulse of 10 -20 cm for Sunday through Monday, with what are forecast to be lighter South, shifting East, winds. Freezing levels may crest 2200m Monday and Tuesday with yet another pulse of snow in the forecast for late in the day Tuesday.
Snowpack Summary
10 - 20 cm of new snow over the last 48 hours with wind effect from moderate - strong SW winds. Buried temperature crusts exist to 2000m on all aspects and higher on solar slopes. The March 15 sun crust is down 25-50 cm on solar aspects in the alpine, this, and shallow areas harboring weak facets remain worth watching as temperatures slowly climb.
Avalanche Summary
The recent snow and winds continue to form touchy new slabs: Skiers on the Chickadee - Boom traverse observed a sz 1.5 Na in NE facing alpine terrain and passed on a report of a skier triggered avalanche on the SE slope of the Whymper traverse. Skiers also reported easy triggering of soft slabs on test slopes near around the Crowfoot glades.
Confidence
Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Sunday