Look to sheltered areas at lower elevations for good turns. Wind slabs are widespread at upper elevations. Use caution in shallow snowpack areas where triggering of the wind slabs is more likely.
Weather Forecast
Cool air will move into the region for a couple of days bringing cold temperatures and light northerly winds. No precipitation is expected for at least the next few days. A warming trend is expected to push into the area sometime on Friday.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported.
Snowpack Summary
Between 5 and 10cm of new snow has fallen in the last 24hrs with light to moderate ridge-top winds. This additional snow has had very little impact on the snowpack. Previously formed wind slabs are widespread through Alpine terrain and open areas at Treeline. Expect to find dense wind slabs in all lee and cross-loaded features, except in sheltered areas at lower elevations.
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.