Do the difficult things while they are easy - Lao Tzu
Weather Forecast
Expect cloudy skies and possible light flurries over the next three days. The freezing level makes a gradual rise towards 2000 m by Saturday, and may peak near 2300 m on Sunday. Winds are light to moderate from the SW to NW.
Avalanche Summary
A few size 1 wind slabs have been triggered by skiers this week.
Snowpack Summary
North and west winds have created isolated wind slabs 5 to 10 cm thick on lee slopes. On other slopes you may find tired old wind slabs, a sun crust on all solar aspects, surface hoar, surface facets, and/or up to 5 cm of soft snow over a widespread supportive rain crust in wind sheltered areas. The snowpack is generally strong and well settled. However, large cornices may become weak with daytime warming.
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.