Danger Sign
• Quick temperature change • 2 degrees and rain/sled at sea level
Avalanche Problems
• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Over one meter • Difficult to trigger • Unlikely • 4 - Very large • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 300 masl • Depth hoar deep down (3m) in most places, but could be detected with probe, more so than on NE asp. Facets (kantkorn) between crusts detectable where snowpack is thinner (<=2m).
• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Easy to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, NW above 200 masl