Solar warming continues today, the snowpack has not had cold enough temperatures to recover overnight this week
Summary
Weather Forecast
Warm again today, with an alpine high temp around 6*C, light winds, the intense sunshine continues with some cloudy periods possible. Freezing levels (FZL) hover around 3000m today. Saturday is forecast to begin cooling with some cloud and freezing levels dropping to 1800m by Sunday and light snow.
Snowpack Summary
A ~40cm slab exists at alpine and tree-line elevations over facets and suncrust. Above freezing temperatures all week at and above 2000m have resulted in poor overnight recovery of the snow surface. Isothermal conditions below treeline.
Avalanche Summary
A natural spring avalanche cycle starting Sunday has continued through the week. Control with artillery produced numerous avalanches size 2.5 to 3.0. Large natural avalanches are still occurring in the heat of the day including a size 3.5 from Lone Pine yesterday. A group of 4 skiers
triggered a sz 2 ascending to Mt Green, on Sunday.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable on Friday