Cornices
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 0
Significant avalanche activity is unlikely today on a regional scale, but some unlikely but not impossible instabilities may still lurk on a few isolated terrain features across the region. These isolated instabilities could take the form of small wet snow issues like roller balls, pinwheels, or wet snow sluffs in lower elevation terrain where wet surface snow exists or where rain falls on the snow surface. This kind of instability should only involve a small amount of snow.
In the very unlikely event of an isolated slab avalanche today, it would be a lingering deep slab that may still lurk on some isolated terrain feature somewhere in the forecast area where the weak layer remains weak. Unfortunately, if one of these unlikely but still remotely possible deeps slabs were to occur, the consequences would still be serious.
Continue to make observations and assess the current conditions while traveling in the backcountry. In addition to looking for clues on the surface, use a probe or shovel to get a feel for what layers are buried in the snowpack. When there is uncertainty about a choice or the conditions, give yourself a buffer and choose the more cautious and conservative plan.