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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Strong NE winds have reverse loaded and formed isolated wind slabs in the leeward side of SE through West aspects. Loose dry surface sluffing from steeper terrain may occur, so use caution near terrain traps like cliffs, and depressions.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Widespread </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://fsavalanche.com/Encyclopedia/surface_hoar.htm" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">surface hoar</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> development and surface</span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://fsavalanche.com/Encyclopedia/faceted_snow.htm" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D"> faceting </span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">exists from the previous cold temperatures and is now getting buried by incremental snowfall amounts. Snowpack depths at treeline vary across the region, averaging 70-110 cm. In the Southern part of the region there is 40-70cm of new snow over the late-November surface hoar/ crust/ facet interface that may be reactive, especially in sheltered northerly aspects where the surface hoar was better preserved.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">In the Northern part of the region the lower/mid snowpack is fundamentally weak, composed of an early season crust (more prevalent on north aspects) and weak faceted crystals and depth hoar above and below the crust. This persistent slab may be stubborn to trigger, but if triggered have high consequences.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span></p>