Up to 8cm of new snow over the past 24hrs with moderate winds. Not enough to really ramp up the avalanche danger but some of the thinner areas may be trickier to spot.
Weather Forecast
Temperatures are expected to cool over the next few days slightly but in terms of snowfalls, we are only expecting a few dribs and drags and no new significant precipitation. Winds will continue to be moderate to strong out of the SW.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 8cm of new snow over the past 24hrs through convective squalls. This new snow is overlying a variety of snow surface including sun crusts on solar aspects and surface hoar in lower elevations and on more northern aspects. This new snow was being moved around by moderate to strong SW winds building new thin windslabs.
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.