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</style><p class="p_384D933F"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Warming temperatures on Monday afternoon destabilized the snowpack resulting in a widespread natural avalanche cycle below treeline. Use extra caution for the time being in what is normally a 'safer' elevation band. </span></p><p class="p_384D933F"><span class="s_AA239A9B"> </span></p><p class="p_384D933F"><span class="s_AA239A9B">We've had 5-15cm of fresh snow (with moderate to strong southerly winds) each of the past four days. Touchy storm slabs can be found at all elevations with weaknesses within and under this recent snow.</span></p><p class="p_384D933F"><span class="s_AA239A9B"> </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Recent moderate to strong southerly winds have created reactive wind slabs at treeline and above. All this recent snow is bonding slowly to faceted snow, thin sun crust on steep southerly aspects, as well as surface hoar in sheltered areas in some parts of the region.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">About 80-120 cm below the surface you'll likely find the mid-February persistent weakness, which is composed of a thick rain crust up to about 1700 m, sun crusts on steep solar aspects, and spotty surface hoar on shaded aspects. Professionals in the region have also warned that a 'threshold load' has been reached above this interface, particularly where it presents as a crust.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Deep persistent weaknesses (over 1.5 metres down) still have the potential to react to human triggers or smaller slab avalanches.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B"> </span></p>