Avoid steep sun-exposed slopes during the heat of the day. Don't let your guard down with warm temperatures and sunny skies.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain
Weather Forecast
Sunny and very warm by noon on Monday... and then very wet on Wednesday. MONDAY: Sunny, warming significantly with alpine highs to +10 Celsius / Moderate southeasterly winds / Freezing level around 3000 m (!) TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty showers / High temperatures to +7 Celsius / Light, southwesterly winds/ Freezing level around 2800 m. WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / Moderate southerly winds / Freezing level around 2200m.
Avalanche Summary
No new observed.
Snowpack Summary
The snow from late last week (15-25cm) has consolidated well at treeline and below. This makes 50-70 cm of cumulative storm snow which is bonding well to a knife hard crust buried Feb 3rd. In the alpine, where all of the precipitation has fallen as snow, the storm slabs have taken longer to settle out and still are a concern: Dig down to test the bond of the more recent snow layers. The mid and lower snowpack are settled and well bonded with the average snowpack depth at treeline 250-300 cm.