Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Today we can expect mostly cloudy skies with isolated flurries, light mountain top winds from the SW gusting into moderate, with the temp to remain around -9 in the alpine. Clearing Wednesday, temps will be cool (-12 in the alpine) and winds switching to the NW.
Snowpack Summary
30cm of snow covers a supportive crust below 1600m. 60-80cm of settled snow covers the Dec 2 interface. Below tree line Dec 2 surface hoar has showed no recent activity. On steep solar aspects above treeline Dec 2 is a sun crust and remains reactive in tests in the mod - hard range. Expect pockets of wind affected snow at tree line and above.
Avalanche Summary
Pockets of wind affected snow above 2200m from previous wind events. Skier triggering is possible and reported to be within the top 20cm of snow, cracking up to 10m wide. Keep this in mind when transitioning into open slopes.No reports of the Dec 2 interface being reactive over the weekend, but this layer can still trigger a large avalanche.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 2 - 3