20-30 cm of recent snow and strong winds shifting from southwest to northeast have likely created reactive wind slabs on all aspects.
Avoid wind-loaded terrain features and look for signs of instability such as whumpfing, shooting cracks, hollow sounds, and recent avalanches.
20-30 cm of recent snow and strong winds shifting from southwest to northeast have likely created reactive wind slabs on all aspects.
New wind slabs aren't likely to bond very well to the old hard slab and faceted surfaces below. Sensitivity to triggering will be greatest near ridge crests.
A crust buried near the bottom of the snowpack has created a low likelihood, high consequence scenario, that if triggered, would result in a very large avalanche.
Avoid likely trigger spots such as steep, rocky slopes, with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with isolated flurries; 3-10 cm / Strong northeast wind / Low of -28
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries; 0-3 cm / Strong northeast wind / High of -25
MONDAY: Sunny / Strong east wind / High of -26
TUESDAY: Sunny / Strong east wind / High of -28
20-30 cm of recent snow and strong winds shifting from southwest to northeast have likely created reactive wind slabs on all aspects.
20-30 cm of recent snow and strong winds shifting from southwest to northeast have likely created reactive wind slabs on all aspects.
A weak layer of facets (sugary snow) has been reported down 20-50 cm in some areas.
The lower snowpack is made up of weak sugary snow. An avalanche at this interface is most likely to be triggered in shallow areas or with a large impact like a cornice fall or a larger wind slab avalanche that steps-down to these deeply buried weak layers.
