The best riding conditions and lowest avalanche danger are going to be found in sheltered terrain where the snow is unaffected by wind.
Confidence
Moderate - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Sunday
Weather Forecast
Get ready for the last blast of this storm system. SATURDAY: Another 10cm of snow through the day and 15 overnight. It's going to remain cool with a freezing level below 1000m. Winds are going to build to strong from the south through the day. SUNDAY: 5cm new snow, moderate southwest winds, freezing level at 800m. MONDAY: Clear, light northwest winds and freezing level at 500m.
Avalanche Summary
Explosive avalanche control continues to produce slab avalanches on instabilities within the storm snow. Wind loaded pockets sitting above the rain crust have the most potential to be reactive to skier triggering.
Snowpack Summary
Almost a meter and a half of new snow has fallen in the high alpine over the last week. Predominantly southerly winds are loading lee features in the alpine and at tree line. Freezing levels rose early in the week and a rain crust can be found in the upper snowpack up to 2200m. In sheltered terrain around tree-line this crust is now buried by about 40cm of dry, low density snow.
Problems
Storm Slabs
Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.