A cold and clear weather pattern will stick around for a few days.
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
TUESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -11 C WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light northwest wind, alpine temperature -10 C.THURSDAY: Mainly cloudy with possible isolated flurries, Light northwest wind, alpine temperature -8
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported in the region.
Snowpack Summary
In the alpine, 40-60 cm of recent new snow has buried either a crust or heavily wind affected old snow. At the tree line elevation and below 5-10 cm of snow falling Saturday and Sunday sits on a supportive crust. Below the surface the snowpack is well-settled and strong.
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.