Cooling temperatures have formed a thick crust that extends into the alpine. At upper alpine elevations pockets of wind slab may exist and will likely be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
Summary
Confidence
High -
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Ridge wind light, north. Temperature -2. Freezing level 700 m.MONDAY: Sunny. Ridge wind light, northwest. Temperature -2. Freezing level 700 m. Alpine inversion.TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, flurries. Accumulation up to 5 cm. Ridge wind light, west. Temperature near 0. Freezing level 600 m. Alpine inversion.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported on Friday. However pockets of thin wind slabs may exist in wind-loaded areas in the high alpine and may be sensitive to human triggers.
Snowpack Summary
Rain over the past few days has saturated snow surfaces and only higher alpine elevations were lucky enough to receive a light cover of new snow. With the arrival of cold temperatures, the upper snowpack has locked up as a firm crust. The average snowpack depth at treeline is 300 cm of well settled snow with no significant layers of concern.