Incoming snow, wind and warm temperatures will increase the avalanche hazard but hopefully reduce the early season hazards.
A skier triggered wind slab at Parker Ridge on Monday shows that deep wind slabs are still reactive to human loads. See the MIN more details.
Up to 25cm of snow with strong winds and warm temperatures are forecasted for the Parker Ridge area by Tuesday night. This could create reactive slabs.
Tuesday: 7cm of snow. Alpine temperature: High 1 C. Wind SW 30 km/h gusting to 80 km/h. Freezing level 2200m
Wednesday: 10cm of snow. Alpine temperature: Low -6 C High -3 C. Wind SW 15 km/h gusting to 55 km/h. Freezing level 1600m
Thursday: 7cm of Snow. Alpine temperature: Low -13 C High -5 C. Wind SW 10-30 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
Treeline has a snowpack of 40-60cm with overall supportive travel. The Nov. 4th rain crust exists up to 2600m depending on location in the forecast area. SW winds have formed wind slabs in the alpine and at treeline.
On Sunday a size 2 skier triggered wind slab avalanche above the Hilda Hostel at Parker Ridge failed down 70cm sending blocks of concrete like snow into the trees.
