Fresh wind slabs are expected to develop in alpine lee areas.
Their distribution and sensitivity across the bulletin region will vary depending on where higher amounts of snow accumulate.
Fresh wind slabs are expected to develop in alpine lee areas. Their distribution and sensitivity across the bulletin region will vary depending on where higher amounts of snow accumulate locally.
No new avalanches have been observed in the last week.
Up to 5 cm of soft snow is covering various old surfaces: sun crust on solar aspects to mountain tops, melt freeze crust up to tree line on all other aspects, and wind affected snow in the alpine and exposed tree line.
End of January surface hoar is buried under 5- 10 cm of snow and is quite patchy in its presence in the region.
The rest of the snowpack is generally dense and well consolidated.
Saturday
Cloudy with scattered flurries. Accumulation: 5-10 cm. Alpine temperature: High -6 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 10-25 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
SundayCloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: Low -13 °C, High -10 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
MondayCloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: Low -13 °C, High -9 °C. Ridge wind south: 10-25 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
