Spring conditions out there right now. This means that avalanches problems are heavily related to solar radiation, daytime heating and/or rain. We will likely experience a bit of all of those weather conditions over the next few days.
Confidence
Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain
Weather Forecast
Light flurries continue through Wednesday night with freezing levels dropping to 1800m. Thursday will see very light, intermittent flurries with freezing levels climbing to 2200m. winds will be light to moderate from the West.
Avalanche Summary
Observation were very limited today, but no new avalanches were observed or reported.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 3cm of new snow at treeline over previous surfaces, most of which are crusts. the only exception to this is higher elevation true North aspects. Although the overnight recovery was limited, crusts were breaking down only at lower elevations due to a lack of solar radiation today.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.
Cornices
Cornice Fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms as the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain feature, such as a ridge, and deposits snow on the downwind (leeward) side. Cornices range in size from small wind drifts of soft snow to large overhangs of hard snow that are 30 feet (10 meters) or taller. They can break off the terrain suddenly and pull back onto the ridge top and catch people by surprise even on the flat ground above the slope. Even small cornices can have enough mass to be destructive and deadly. Cornice Fall can entrain loose surface snow or trigger slab avalanches.