Recent Avalanches

Wind Loading

Rapid Warming

With a massive wet cycle observed in the last week, heavy rains and not a deep refreeze my focus was on the layer possibly bridging over the wet snow underneath. I was watching for punching through, wet snow surface clues and for wind deposits. The snowpack felt bombproof under the nice trace of new snow. In some areas where the trace of snow was blown off the surface, what looked like a sheet of ice glowed in the sun. Sisters bowl looks wind loaded at the top, and has some spots where that ice sheet is easily observed. It is important to treat closed resort terrain/ periphery terrain as uncontrolled avalanche terrain. We ski these runs all winter and dont have to worry, but now it is time to get real and be aware of the dangers.