With spring well on it's way diurnal temperatures swings are becoming increasingly strong, plan accordingly.
Weather Forecast
Monday: A weak cold front pushes through: giving up to 10cm of snow, freezing levels approaching valley bottom, and mod-strong W wind.Tuesday: Cloudy skies, ongoing mod-strong W wind, and freezing levels to 1900m.Wednesday: Cloudy skies, scattered flurries/showers, ongoing mod-strong W wind, freezing levels rising to 2400m
Snowpack Summary
Ongoing warm temps have made the upper snowpack moist or wet on all but high north aspects, with some overnight crust recovery occurring at upper elevations only. At treeline and in the alpine the mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong, with a series of crusts on all solar aspects. Below treeline the snowpack is isothermal.
Avalanche Summary
The widespread cycle of natural activity resulting from last weeks heavy snowfall followed by warm temps has abated. No new avalanche activity was observed today.
Problems
Storm Slabs
Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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 Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.