10 cm of fresh @ Onion today!

We have a Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) in effect because, even though riding is great in the trees, we’re concerned about large avalanches in steep alpine terrain. Today at the Onion (1600 m), we found 10 cm of fresh cold snow, with wind-loaded alpine features looking suspect. We also observed a fresh natural wind slab at ridge crest that likely ran last night or early this morning on a north aspect. This wraps up our week in the region, and the recurring theme has been wind slab avalanches in the alpine on north, northeast, and east-facing features. Even though the alpine looked amazing in the sun this afternoon, we’re steering clear of it for now due to about 50 cm of recent snow (from last weekend and last night) sitting on a weak layer of facets from the February drought period. Have a safe weekend, and please submit what you’re seeing, especially any avalanche activity, to the Mountain Information Network. Thanks!