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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">20-40 cm of new snow sits on wind slabs and recently buried </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.fsavalanche.org/Encyclopedia/surface_hoar.htm" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">surface hoar</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">, sun crusts and facets that formed at the beginning of February. Old storm snow has settled into a dense slab that could be triggered by skiers or sledders and produce avalanches up to size 2.0. This slab sits on a </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.fsavalanche.org/Encyclopedia.aspx" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">persistent weak</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> interface deeper (40-80 cm down) in the snowpack, comprising yet again of crusts, surface hoar and facets that were buried January 23rd. Use extra caution on large open slopes, cutblocks and convex rolls at and below treeline where buried surface hoar may be preserved.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.fsavalanche.org/Encyclopedia/wind_slab.htm" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">Wind slabs </span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">continue to develop and stiffen on lee slopes (N-SE) and behind terrain features like ridgelines and ribs.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">The mid-pack is generally well settled and strong. Average snowpack depth at treeline elevations is near 200 cm. Watch the duration and intensity of the sun in your local riding area, it may weaken the upper snowpack. Cornices have grown and could threaten the slopes below.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span></p>