The cold spell is over. Mild temperatures and the potential for heavy snowfall above 1600m by mid-week.
Weather Forecast
Warming trend through to mid-week with freezing levels creeping up to 1600m. Light precipitation expected to intensify by Tuesday, bringing potentially 30cm in this storm. Winds Southwesterly in the light to moderate range.
Snowpack Summary
Multiple surface and buried wind slabs overlying a variety of faceted weaknesses to ground. Extensive scouring and wind affect in the alpine.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed.
Confidence
Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain
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.