Palmer Creek

Average snowpack depth up to 8,500 feet ranges from 1 to 3 feet deep. 36 degrees F leaving the car, and easy-to-trigger wet loose avalanches at mid and low elevations. The newest interface, buried ~Feb 3rd, is worth watching here, especially with incoming snow. Deeper instabilities in the December snow have had some time and, though they are not off the table, remain harder to trigger a secondary problem (ECTP28 near the ground).  I don't think it will last long, but due to warm temperatures, crusts and facets formed over several days in late Jan/early Feb on almost every aspect up to 9,000 feet. This recently buried surface remains sensitive to triggering (ECTP12 down 1-1.5 feet deep).  Any wind-loaded areas will be more prone to triggering, but sheltered areas should also remain suspect due to the nature of the facets at that interface being particularly sensitive.