It is a good time to tackle bigger objectives, but keep your guard up. Avalanches are still possible in LOW danger.
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. The freezing level is around 500 m. Winds are light. Monday: Mainly sunny. The freezing level is near 500 m but an above freezing layer near ridge top is possible. Winds are moderate from the SW. Tuesday: Mainly cloudy with snow potentially developing. The freezing level is around 800 m and winds increase to strong from the S-SW.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported but watch for loose snow sluffing in steep terrain and sun-exposed slopes, and small wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded terrain in the alpine.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 15 cm of dry snow sits on a variety of old surfaces including a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects in the alpine, smooth old snow on higher elevation lee slopes, and well-developed surface hoar in sheltered areas at treeline and lower elevations. This dry surface snow could be capped by a sun crust on some steep solar aspects, or a fresh layer of surface hoar on sheltered and shady slopes. Variable winds have created soft wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded terrain in alpine areas. The mid and lower snowpack is generally strong, with the exception of shallow snowpack areas.
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.