Careful consideration of your ski line or ice climb approaches is required where surface hoar may be present, especially in sheltered areas at TL and below.
Weather Forecast
Continued snow expected through the weekend with up to 30 cm accumulated by Sunday night. Mod to strong SW winds with warm valley bottom temps cooling with elevation.
Snowpack Summary
10cm new (and more on the way) over a well settled snowpack at treeline and below. In the alpine and TL, strong SW winds will redistribute the new snow on the lee aspects. The distribution of the surface hoar that formed during last week's inversion is widespread but is most likely best preserved on sheltered north aspect slopes.
Avalanche Summary
No new activity reported
Confidence
Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Problems
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.