Firm, and in many places slick, low friction surfaces exist on all aspects across #ChugachStatePark – especially below 4000’. New #snow is not expected to bond well; beware of widespread near surface instabilities. While these superficial instabilities may not produce large avalanches, they could cause a fall or loss of control: be mindful of your exposure. Terrain traps could also compound the consequences of a small #avalanche. Also, when the sun first radiates on fresh snow it will initiate widespread wet avalanche activity. This will primarily result in wet loose avalanches (aka point releases), but note that what starts as a small wet loose can trigger a larger wet slab (e.g. see the wet slab observation from Rabbit Creek earlier this week).

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