Enjoy the good travel conditions at upper elevations and look for pleasant skiing in sheltered areas at treeline and above. And... Pack your warm mitts, Arctic air is coming soon.
Weather Forecast
Temperatures are expected to drop significantly over the next few days as an Arctic front slides through the mountains. The lowest values will be reached by Tuesday morning and could be as cold as -30C. This cold snap will be dry, bringing only minimal snowfall (2-5cm) as the temperatures plummet.
Snowpack Summary
A variably supportive crust is present on solar aspects up to 2500m. A supportive mid pack consisting of rounded and facetted layers is bridging the weak depth hoar/facet layers that make up the lower snowpack. 10cm of low density facets and recent snow can be found in sheltered areas at treeline and above and provide pleasant skiing.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported today.
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Deep Persistent Slab avalanches are the release of a thick cohesive layer of hard snow (a slab), when the bond breaks between the slab and an underlying persistent weak layer deep in the snowpack. The most common persistent weak layers involved in deep, persistent slabs are depth hoar or facets surrounding a deeply buried crust. Deep Persistent Slabs are typically hard to trigger, are very destructive and dangerous due to the large mass of snow involved, and can persist for months once developed. They are often triggered from areas where the snow is shallow and weak, and are particularly difficult to forecast for and manage.