Be watchful for windslabs at high elevations due to light wind transport and warmer temps on Thursday.
Weather Forecast
The temps tomorrow could climb as high as zero in the valley bottoms. Ridge temps should remain near -10. The freezing level could hit 1700m by mid afternoon. Minimal precip tomorrow but up to 4-5cm on Friday. The wind is coming from the South in the moderate range at ridge elevation.
Snowpack Summary
5 cm of loose snow on the surface at treeline with wind slabs forming in open areas at higher elevations. Three mid-pack weak layers of surface hoar and/or facets appear well bonded, but are worth keeping in mind on bigger slopes. Snowpack tests are showing no results on those layers.
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches observed or reported.
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.