Microwave-Sinclair

It's still warm at higher elevations, so be cautious of overhead hazards and large terrain.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to how quickly the snowpack will recover and gain strength.

January 16 to 18

• No new avalanches reported but observations are limited. Consider posting to the MIN if you are out in the mountains!

January 15

• Several large (size 2-2.5) windslab avalanches where reported (likely from a few days before).

• The wind slabs where naturally triggered during the past storm with a few of them being triggered by cornice failures.

The snow surface is highly wind-affected in exposed alpine terrain with a crust on the surface and moist snow beneath it at lower elevations.

Below 1600 m the surface crust is up to 20 cm thick and poses additional slip and fall hazards.

A layer of facets is buried around 50 to 100 cm deep and is slowly gaining strength.

The mid and lower snowpack have no layers of concern. Snowpack depths are generally around 150-200 cm deep at treeline.

Monday Night
Clear skies. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.

Tuesday
Sunny. 10 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C with an above freezing layer between 1600 m and 2700 m.

Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Thursday
Sunny. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.