Avoid thin, shallow northerly slopes up high where it remains possible to trigger buried weak layers. Avalanches are unlikely where a hard surface crust exists.
It remains possible for avalanches to be triggered on buried weak layers, particularly where they are shallow in the snowpack and/or don't have a thick crust above them.
We didn't receive any reports of avalanche activity over the weekend.
The latest slab avalanche occurred on Friday, triggered by sledders east of Wasa (see photo).
Around 5 cm of recent snow overlies a hard melt-freeze crust on northerly alpine slopes. Elsewhere, a hard and thick crust is on the snow surface. The crust will likely soften with daytime warming and refreeze overnight.
The lower snowpack is generally composed of weak faceted grains.
The snowpack at lower elevations is rapidly melting.
Monday Night
Mostly clear skies. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 2100 m.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with 0 to 2 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2 °C. Freezing level 2300 m.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
