Warm air and sunny skies should continue to heat up the snowpack on Monday. Expect the most warming on south-facing slopes.
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear skies, freezing level 2000 m.MONDAY: Clear skies, light north winds, treeline temperature 4 C, freezing level 2200.TUESDAY: Partly cloudy, light northwest winds, treeline temperature 4 C, freezing level 2200 m.WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy, light west winds, treeline temperature 3 C, freezing level 2000 m.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches were noted in the region.
Snowpack Summary
Warm air may continue to moisten the snow surface, particularly on southerly aspects when the sun is shining. Use additional caution if you notice signs of snowpack warming.Below this warming effect, the remainder of the snowpack is well-settled.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.