Wind Slabs
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Possible - Likely
- Dimensione
- 1–2
New wind slabs will likely have formed by Saturday morning. These slabs will likely be rider triggerable.
Use caution on north and east aspects in the alpine where new wind slabs could be found
If the sun comes out the likelihood of cornices falling will increase
New wind slabs will likely have formed by Saturday morning. These slabs will likely be rider triggerable.
Keep your head up and look for cornices, they could fail during periods of strong solar. Cornices are a hazard on their own but can also trigger wind slabs on the slopes below.
No new avalanches have been reported in the past couple days.
The snowpack is highly variable; on exposed west aspects very little snow remains, on exposed north and east aspects new wind slabs could be found. These wind slabs will overlie a firm and supportive crust.
In sheltered terrain at 500 m the snowpack is 100 to 130 cm deep. The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.
Check out this Mountain Information Network report for some more details, and this one from our field team
Friday Night
Partly cloudy with around 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds with trace amounts of snow. 30 to 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C.
Monday
Cloudy with 5 to 15 mm of rain. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 9 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.