The drought continues. Watch for lens of hard slabs in Alpine terrain and isolated areas at treeline. If you can call in a favour with Ullr now is the time! Put some pink zinc on the dog and burn your 80's one piece as an offering!
Weather Forecast
Nothing much is changing out there except we are loosing our bluebird days! Cloudy conditions will prevail over the next couple of days and we may see up to 5cm of new snow.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanche observations.
Snowpack Summary
A dusting of snow came down throughout the day on Wednesday. Emphasis on dusting... Otherwise not much is changing. Lens of hard slabs can be found in Alpine terrain and in all lee features.
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.