Good skiing exists in sheltered areas near treeline.
Weather Forecast
As the week progresses the cooler air will be displaced to the east as a ridge of high pressure brings clear skies and elevates freezing levels. A strong inversion will develop over the next few days. Sadly no new precipitation is forecast. Overnight lows will be -12 and ridge top winds will be moderate from the NW. Thur freezing levels to 3,300m.
Snowpack Summary
Wind slabs in exposed lee features. A significant crust (black friday, Nov.23) can be found down 30 to 70cms. A persistent slab overlays this crust and so far the bond appears to be strengthening at this interface. The Halloween crust sits well down in the snowpack at TL locations and as high as 2700m.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported in the past 24 hours
Confidence
Freezing levels are uncertain on Wednesday
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.