Regions
South Coast Inland.
Continue to apply your typical safe-travel strategies. Use caution on southerly aspects as the sun warms the upper snowpack over the day. Also keep your eyes open in steep features, where small slabs or loose snow may be found.
Weather Forecast
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -10 C.SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -9 C, freezing level 1000 m.SUNDAY: Clear skies, light west wind, alpine temperature -8 C, freezing level 1400 m.MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated snowfall, accumulation 1 to 3 cm, light to moderate southwest wind, alpine temperature -5 C, freezing level 1400 m.
Avalanche Summary
A few small (size 1) loose and slab avalanches were triggered naturally and by skiers on Thursday within the recent storm snow.
Snowpack Summary
Around 10 to 15 cm of recent snow sits on a variety of surfaces, including wind-affected snow in exposed terrain at higher elevations, soft and faceted snow in shaded and sheltered areas, and a melt-freeze crust on southerly slopes.The middle and lower snowpack is generally well-settled.
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.