Warm temps are promoting rapid settlement in the snowpack. This will be good in the long term but at present, not much in the way of good skiing is being found. Moist snow was being found on the surface at lower elevations.
Weather Forecast
A few dribs and drabs of snow are forecast to fall over the next couple of days. Temps will continue to be warm so we expect the settlement to continue.
Avalanche Summary
A few new loose slides and a few thin slabs pulled out over the past 24hrs with the recent warm temps.
Snowpack Summary
Warm temps are promoting rapid settlement in the snowpack. The Nov 24th FC layer and the Nov 6th interface are down 50cm and 80cm. Both are continuing to produce moderate sheers.
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.
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.