Loose Wet
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Likely
- Dimensione
- 2
With a poor overnight refreeze and temperatures climbing to the mid-50s °F today, wet avalanches remain possible on east, south, and west-facing slopes. Watch for active rollerballs, or if you're able to sink into the snow surface up to the top of your boots. These are signs that it's time to move to shadier slopes, as the upper snowpack is losing stability.
Give cornices a wide berth, both from above and below, as warm temperatures can cause cornice calving and failure.
Along upper-elevation ridgelines, pockets of shallow wind-drifted snow may exist. Watch for rounded pillows of snow that crack beneath your feet, and practice safe travel protocol by only exposing one person at a time.