Great ski conditions exist and combined with low danger, this means a good time to explore bigger terrain if that is your goal.
However, the snowpack is much thinner than normal and many ski lines that have been good in other years are thin and rocky and should be avoided...
Winds have been light, but small wind slabs may still exist in leeward areas. Some minor reverse wind effect (NE winds) was noted in alpine areas on Tuesday, but no slab development. No observations have been made above 2800 m.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported in this region for the past few days
20-25 cm of soft, dry snow sits over the Feb 3 crust which exists in most locations (except high north aspects). At lower elevations, this crust is stabilizing the snowpack, and at this time is not presenting as a weak layer of concern. This will change as wind, time or more snow create a slab above it. Persistent weak layers remain present in the mid and bottom of the snowpack but are not producing avalanches in deeper snowpack areas at this time.
A ridge of high pressure will dominate the region for the next several days bringing mostly blue skies, temperatures from -10 to -20 and light NE winds. No new snow is expected.
