Strong to extreme winds and light accumulations of snow are expected over the next 3 days. Sluffing can be expected in steep terrain. Be cautious in steep/exposed terrain and avoid terrain traps.
Weather Forecast
Scattered flurries expected Wednesday, but accumulations could reach 5cm. Winds will be strong to extreme from the West. alpine temperatures should reach a high of -4 degrees.
Avalanche Summary
A few naturally triggered loose dry slides from size 1.0 to 1.5 occurred on steep NE aspects today.
Snowpack Summary
Variable wind slab in Alpine and Treeline zones. Strong to extreme winds were still moving snow at ridgetop today. October rain crust is present dow 50 to 60cm in Alpine areas.
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.
Loose Dry
Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.