Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch out for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.
Weather Forecast
Increasing cloud cover throughout the day on Wednesday with light snow possible. Continued light snowfall for Thursday and Friday with a trace to 2 cm expected each day. Freezing levels hovering around 1500 m for the forecast period with generally light but gusty southwest through northwesterly winds.
Avalanche Summary
Reports from Monday include a few wet loose sluffs from steep sun-exposed rocky terrain, which was surprisingly little activity considering the high temperatures and solar radiation.
Snowpack Summary
A variable snow surface generally includes light amounts of wind-distributed fresh snow on a supportive crust with surface hoar or surface facets, all breaking down to corn snow on south aspects in the afternoon. But in general the snowpack is strong.
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.