A few hours of moderate NE winds last night may have caused some reverse loading along ridges. Use caution when venturing into steep avalanche terrain. Plan a turn around time that gets you back to the trail head well before dark.
Weather Forecast
The temperature inversion is getting pushed out with light snow forecast for this afternoon and evening in the realm of 2-4cm by Tuesday morning.
Snowpack Summary
The inversion and strong solar radiation have created thin surface crust on steep solar aspects. Northerly facing terrain and lower elevation terrain expect 30cm of low density faceted snow on a well settled base.
Avalanche Summary
The only recent observations are sluffing out of steep solar terrain.
Problems
Loose Dry
Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.