Continue to apply your typical safe-travel strategies. Small wind slabs may exist at higher elevations. Also use caution on southerly aspects as the sun warms the snowpack over the day.
Weather Forecast
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear skies, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -12 C.SATURDAY: Clear skies, light northeast wind, alpine temperature -11 C, freezing level 1000 m.SUNDAY: Clear skies, light northwest wind, alpine temperature -9 C, freezing level 1200 m.MONDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 cm, light to moderate southwest wind, alpine temperature -7 C, freezing level 1200 m.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous small storm slab and loose dry avalanches were triggered naturally, by skiers, and explosives on Thursday within the recent snow.
Snowpack Summary
Around 10 to 20 cm of recent snow overlies a variety of surfaces, including wind-affected snow in exposed terrain at higher elevations, soft and faceted snow in shaded and sheltered areas, and a melt-freeze crust on steep southerly slopes.The middle and lower snowpack is well-settled.
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.