The forecast is calling for the sun to come out and back to spring-like weather on Wednesday.
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
TUESDAY Night: Mostly clear with cloudy periods / light east wind / alpine temperature -2 C / freezing level 1000 m WEDNESDAY: Sunny with cloudy periods / light to moderate east wind / alpine temperature 5 C / freezing level 1800 mTHURSDAY: Sunny with cloudy periods / light east wind / alpine temperature 6 C / freezing level 1900 mFRIDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / light northeast wind / alpine temperature 5 C / freezing level 1800 m
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported recently.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 35 cm of new snow fell Monday night into Tuesday at upper elevations. That is sitting on either moist snow or a melt freeze crust. Below 1300 m approximately, precipitation Monday night fell as a mix of snow and rain or just rain, so expect the snow surface to be moist or wet.
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.
Storm Slabs
Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.