Avalanche Forecast

Today we received more snow than expected, which lowers the confidence in the actual weather forecast. According to the official forecast we'll get only a few more centimeters by tomorrow afternoon. This could very well be higher given the convective nature of the flurries. Temperatures will remain below zero with good cloud cover, buying us some time before it all becomes moist from heat. Winds will pick up in the afternoon to 40km/hr, SW. It will be important to monitor those given the amount of new snow.

Several loose dry avalanches out of steep cliff terrain. No slabs were triggered by the loose dry avalanches.

We received 20-25cm of new snow last night that stayed cold for most of today. Only valley bottoms had moist, heavy snow. In most places this new snow sits on a frozen crust that offers good support. We did find one steep roll at treeline that for some reason didn't have the frozen crust. Instead, it was insulated moist snow that whumphed on a couple of occasions. Once there is a slab on that moist snow, expect an avalanche. An overall lack of wind today kept the slab threat low. That will change once there's wind. 

• Avoid steep convex slopes.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.