Watch for small new wind slabs in exposed high elevation terrain. Ongoing northeast wind is expected to be causing reverse loading.
Recent and ongoing northeast winds have redistributed the recent snowfall into small reactive wind slabs in exposed terrain features. These slabs sit over a firm melt-freeze crust which may increase their reactivity.
Monday night: Mainly cloudy with light flurries, moderate to strong northeast wind, treeline low around -15 °C.
Tuesday: Mainly cloudy with light flurries and a chance of sunny breaks, moderate northeast wind, treeline high around -10 °C.
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy with light flurries and a chance of sunny breaks, light to moderate northeast wind, treeline high around -10 °C.
Thursday: Mainly cloudy with sunny breaks, light northeast wind, treeline high around -8 °C.
No new avalanches were reported over the weekend.
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10-20 cm of recent snowfall has buried a widespread melt-freeze crust which formed during the major warming event at the end of last week. Periods of strong southwest wind on Saturday had formed reactive wind slabs which are now expected to have stabilized. Moderate to strong northeast wind on Monday and Tuesday is expected to be redistributing any remaining unconsolidated snow in exposed high elevation terrain forming small new wind slabs.
The middle and lower snowpack are currently well settled and strong.
