Watch for isolated wind slabs in features with high consequences in particular sheltered ledges or convex rolls at the top of an ice pitch. Early season ski conditions and lots of unseen hazards under the snow.
Problèmes avalancheux
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Unlikely - Possible
Taille
1–2
Hard wind slabs pressed into lee and cross loaded features at tree line and above.
Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Unlikely - Possible
Taille
1–2
4cm thick rain crust found below tree line and up to 2700ms. No new avalanches have been observed on this layer.
Weather Forecast
Minimal snow amounts and menacingly cold temperatures forecast for mid week.
Snowpack Summary
3-4cm of new snow over variable sized hard wind slab in lee features at all elevations. Snowpack ranges from 5-100cm. 4cm Rain crust observed today at 2100ms at ground to 40cm above ground.