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A long period of stable fine weather is rolling in: sunny warm days with some clouds, cold clear nights and some light wind.
Some S and SW winds were present on March 06th higher up, so a few wind slabs have likely formed on the leeward NE and E slopes in the Alpine and High alpine. Deep weak layer is still there in isolated spots and loose wet are likely down in the valley later in the day - especilly in case if a "greenhouse effect" will be created by clouds.
Seems like a good time to explore the area - so play safe and stay tuned for the updates!
Multiple Size 1 + 2 storm slab avalanches ran during the storm of February 26th and 27th. A couple of size 3s were also seen.
Multiple size 2 storm slab and wind slabs seen around Lomisa and the drainage to the west. Some were quite wide.
Presumably rider-triggered wind slab on Sadzele. Many previous tracks on the slope and these riders just hit the right spot. Tracks do not equal a safe slope! No reports of anyone caught.
8 Ski-tourers triggered a wind slab in Dedaena on a steep wind-loaded slope. They were all together, and 7 went for a ride. Lucky it was not bigger - everybody remained on the surface. Lesson: spread out!
A new snowfall of around 80cm was recorded on February 26th and 27th, followed by strong N winds overnight on the 28th. Before this in the sub-alpine and alpine zones, recent warming had consolidated the pack, lessening the danger of weak layers - however these same elevations saw significant loose wet avalanche activity, with some very large slides up to size 3.
Above about 2500 m, we still need to watch out for various buried weaknesses, including old surface hoar, sun crusts and weak snow at the ground in isolated locations. Recent tests have not shown unstable results, however it's often difficult now to find areas of shallow snow (less than 150cm) where these weaknesses would be more evident and more problematic.
Mostly sunny with some clouds
Daytime temps around -5C dropping to -13C at the resort level during the night hours.
Freezing level below 1500 m.
Mostly calm with some slight no preceipitation forecasted during Marh 7-8 night.
Some remnants of wind slabs on S slopes can likely be still found in the alpine and high alpine.
Greenhouse effect (clouds + sun) can produce rapid warming, sometimes much more than expected.
Glide cracks and glide avalanches are active - don't stop underneath cracks!