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The Likelihood of triggering a persistent slab is uncertain
Solar input could increase the likelihood of triggering an avalanche
Recent new snow has been redistributed by wind blowing from a variety of directions. Smaller slabs could step down and trigger larger, more destructive avalanches.
A weak layer of facets and/or surface hoar may rest above a hard-melt freeze crust that formed early February. This layer remains in the depth for human triggering .
Only a few natural size 1.5 wind slab avalanches have been reported over the past few days.
Over the past week in the neighbouring region, many natural and skier triggered persistent slab avalanches occurred on the facets above the early-February melt-freeze crust described in the Snowpack Summary.
Winds have come from a variety of directions over the past couple days. Wind effect could be found on all aspects. A crust or moist snow will be found on south and west facing slopes.
30 to 50 cm overlies a layer of surface hoar in wind-sheltered terrain, weak facets, or a hard melt-freeze crust on south and west-facing slopes.
A thick and hard widespread crust that formed in early February is buried about 60 to 80 cm deep. This crust may have a layer of facets above it.
The eastern portion of this region is much shallower with a highly variable and wind effected snowpack.
Monday Night
Mostly clear skies. 10 to 20 km/h west alpine wind. Treeline temperature -22°C.
Tuesday
Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h west alpine wind. Treeline temperature -10°C.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. 5 to 20 km/h southwest alpine wind. Treeline temperature -8°C.
Thursday
Increasing cloud with trace amounts of new snow. 25 to 50 km/h southwest alpine wind. Treeline temperature -4°C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
