The freezing level has dropped and left behind an unfavorable crust on most aspects into the alpine. Good, cold dry snow still found on high northerly aspects... if it hasn't been skied already.
Weather Forecast
Hopefully you got a good dose of vitamin D this past week from sunny clear skies, because that is now done. A storm is moving into our region this afternoon with 10-20cm of snow at higher elevations and mixed snow and rain at lower elevations by noon on Friday. Light northerly winds, freezing level to 1600m with an alpine high of -4 for today.
Snowpack Summary
A light dusting of snow now buries a melt freeze crust on solar aspects into the alpine and surface hoar in protected areas. Cold dry snow found on high northerly aspects. The seasons snow is well settled with no notable layers in the upper the snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous loose wet avalanches yesterday on steep solar aspects to sz 2.5 due to the warm temps, periods of sun and a high freezing level.Cloudy skies, the drop in temperature and lowering freezing level will reduce avalanche activity today.
Confidence
Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Thursday
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.