Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 23rd, 2012 4:31PM
The alpine rating is Persistent Slabs and Wind Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeMore snow is forecasted for Friday night and Saturday morning. This new snow will increase the avalanche hazard for Saturday.
Summary
Problems
Persistent Slabs
At treeline 40-50 cm of settled storm snow sits overtop of the Feb. 14 surface hoar. Althought the natural cycle we saw yesterday is over these slabs remain reactive to skier triggering. This surface hoar problem will not go away quickly.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Wind Slabs
Moderate to strong winds in the past 48 hours have created touchy wind slab conditions on lee terrain in the alpine.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 24th, 2012 4:00PM