Another warm-up brings rising freezing levels and sunny conditions.
Expect increasing avalanche activity within the recent storm snow.
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As temperatures rise, large cornice falls are becoming a concern. Carefully manage your exposure to overhead hazards during the warmest part of the day.
As surfaces become wet, loose wet avalanches will become more likely on steep south-facing slopes at all elevations.
On Thursday, numerous storm slabs and dry loose avalanches (up to size 1.5) were reported in the region. The storm slabs were generally in wind-affected terrain and were natural and human-triggered.
Expect increasing avalanche activity within the recent snow with the forecasted warm weather.
Up to 25 cm of rapidly settling snow sits on a thick and supportive crust from late March. The snow surface is either moist or capped with a thin melt-freeze crust on all aspects and all elevations, except for high north-facing terrain.
A weak layer of facets from late January can still be found down around 1 meter. This layer may remain a concern where the late March crust isn't present, such as high north-facing terrain.
The snowpack is quickly disappearing below treeline.
Friday Night
Clear. 15 to 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level returning to valley bottom.
Saturday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C Freezing level rising to 2500 m.
Sunday
Sunny. 15 to 25 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +6° C. Freezing level around 3000 m.
Monday
Mix of sun and clouds. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C. Freezing level around 2800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
