Good "dust on crust skiing" can be expected after new snowfall on sheltered terrain.
Weather Forecast
Cooler temperature and up to 15cm of snow is forecast for the next 48 hours. Winds will be light to moderate from the South and Southwest.
Snowpack Summary
The cooling trend has helped form a crust layer up to 2,500m. SW winds continue to build thin windslabs at treeline and into the alpine. A sliding layer may exist below this where the slab covers the crust formed from recent rain and warm temperatures. The snow is absent in the valley bottom. Early season conditions prevail.
Avalanche Summary
Cooler temperatures with overnight freezing has brought an end to the moist snow avalanche cycle.
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.