Some new snow out there today. 10cm has taken the edge off of old snow surfaces, but not enough to refresh the conditions completely.
Weather Forecast
Clouds clearing out as the day goes on. Maybe some minor residual flurries in the morning hours. The overnight low will be -15 at 2500m. Tomorrow's 2500m high will be -10. The winds will be 15km/hr from the NW.
Avalanche Summary
Some loose dry sluffs out of steep south terrain. Up to sz1. Likely because of a suncrust on those aspects.
Snowpack Summary
Some light snow overnight and today has left us with 7-10cm of new snow. This new snow will be resting on a variety of surfaces, including surface hoar, windslab, facets and a crust on solar aspects.. At the moment there isn't enough snow to present a serious avalanche problem, however loose dry avalanches may become a minor problem on south aspects. So far there has been very little wind to redistribute the new snow. The faceting that was prevalent last week has subsided with the snowpack actually gaining some strength back thanks to the warm temperatures. Below treeline the snowpack is still weak in some areas, but generally supportive. Snowdepths: Burstall Pass 105 & Mud Lake 83.
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.
Loose Dry
Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.