Strong winds and falling snow throughout the day will create fresh wind slabs.
Forecasted light snow and moderate winds may form new slabs on leeward and cross-loaded terrain features. These slabs will probably not bond well to the current snow surface.
Be cautious of thick to thin snowpack areas being likely trigger locations.
Parker Ridge Area
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: High -9 C. Ridge wind SW: 20 km/h gusting to 45 km/h.
Thursday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: Low -12 C, High -7 C. Ridge wind west: 10-30 km/h.
Strong winds are creating wind slabs in the alpine and down into tree line. About 10cm of new snow, where not wind affected, is overlying surface hoar up to 2500m and widespread faced snow at all elevations. The snowpack is generally supportive despite facets and depth hoar at the base of the snowpack. The snowpack is 40-150cm.
No patrol yesterday. On Monday natural avalanches (loose dry and wind slabs) up to sz 2 were observed from all elevations.
