Avalanche conditions continue to be dangerous. Widespread instability exists as slabs of cohesive snow lie over persistent weak snow near the base of the snowpack. Cautious route finding and conservative decision making is essential.
The chance to trigger slabs avalanches upon weak snow near the base of the snowpack persists. At the higher elevations, this instability exists on all aspects where these slabs could have depths to four feet. A single person could cause release of these dangerous avalanches and slopes could fail after having been tracked by several skiers or riders.
( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Periods of light snow or flurries are possible overnight with mostly clear conditions expected on Thursday. Mountain temperatures should be in the single digits during the day. Northwest winds during the day will be light. The general avalanche hazard will remain Considerable. Although the likelihood of triggering has diminished, the possibility of triggering deep slab avalanches continues upon a layer that is widely distributed on all aspects above 7500 feet. If triggered these will be dangerous large hard slabs. Deep persistent slab avalanches are the most difficult avalanche problem to assess, predict and manage. They can remain unstable for weeks or months.
