Watch for small new wind slabs in exposed high elevation terrain. Ongoing northeast wind is causing reverse loading.
Recent and ongoing northeast winds have redistributed the recent snowfall into small reactive wind slabs in exposed terrain features. These slabs sit over a firm melt-freeze crust which may increase their reactivity.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, moderate northeast wind, treeline low around -10 °C.
Tuesday: Mainly cloudy with sunny breaks and a chance of flurries, light to moderate northeast wind, treeline high around -6 °C.
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy with sunny breaks, light to moderate southeast wind, treeline high around -3 °C.
Thursday: Mainly cloudy with sunny breaks, light to moderate east wind, treeline high around -2 °C.
No new avalanches were reported over the weekend.
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Up to 15 cm of recent snowfall has buried a widespread melt-freeze crust which formed during the major warming event at the end of last week. Moderate to strong northeast wind on Monday has redistributed this recent snow in exposed terrain forming small wind slabs which sit on the crust.
Multiple crusts exist in the upper snowpack which are well bonded with the current cold conditions. The middle and lower snowpack are currently well settled and strong.
