More snow and cranking wind is keeping the avalanche danger HIGH. Storm slabs will likely be reactive on Wednesday. Be patient as the recent storm snow needs time to settle and stabilize.
New snow and strong ridgetop wind have likely formed reactive storm slabs. Deeper slabs will exist on leeward slopes and behind terrain features.
Tuesday Night: Snow 5-10 cm. Alpine temperatures near -5 and freezing levels 700 m. Ridgetop wind remains strong from the southwest.
Wednesday: snow 10-20 cm. Alpine temperatures -8 and freezIng levels 600 m. Ridgetop wind strong to extreme from the southwest.
Thursday: Trace of snow. Alpine temperatures near -12 and freezing levels valley bottom. Ridgetop wind strong from the southwest.Ridgetop wind strong from the southwest.
Natural avalanche activity will persist through Wednesday with additional snow and cranking winds.
Few natural avalanches (size 2) were reported over the weekend in the alpine.
Varied amounts of new snow fell over the region. 10-20 cm over the southern half and up to 40 cm over the northern half. New snow and strong winds have likely formed new and reactive storm slabs. These slabs will be especially deep on leeward features on north aspects. In specific alpine areas, storm and buried wind slabs are sitting on a hard crust.
A crust formed in early November and has been reported down 80-120 cm. There has been some evidence of large avalanches running on this crust. This will be a layer to monitor throughout the season.
Treeline snow depths are estimated to be 100-150 cm.
