As the warm air arrives, there could be a potential bump in the danger. Tomorrow, the solar input & warmer air could join forces and create isolated areas with moderate hazard.
Weather Forecast
The over night low will be -15 in the alpine. For tomorrow, expect sunny skies with a daytime high of -3. Needless to say we're facing another mini drought for the next while, so no new snow is expected for awhile yet. The winds will remain light from the north.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed
Snowpack Summary
The cold has taken its toll on the snowpack. The good travel we've enjoyed this winter is quickly fading. Below treeline the snow pack is mostly faceted and near bottomless. At treeline it still carries a skier well with ski pens of 10-15cm's, however the mid pack is noticeably weaker. The alpine has also felt the cold. The surface snow is facetted and the old buried windslabs are more noticeable, down 20-30cm. The skiing is still great, but it seems we've passed the prime time. Snow depths are: Burstall Pass 100cms & Mud Lake 77cms
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.