Northwest Inland

The region isn't expected to get much snow over the next couple of days, but watch for fresh wind slab formation in the alpine.

Fair - Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Sunday

Expect 5-10 mm of precipitation overnight Thursday, and freezing levels dropping to 1200 m by Friday morning. Isolated light snow flurries are expected to continue for Friday with moderate westerly winds. Saturday morning is expected to be unsettled before another weakened system in the afternoon, with freezing levels remaining around 1200 m. Expect another 2-5 cm by Sunday morning falling under strong southwesterly winds, and additional light amounts on Sunday with freezing levels remaining around 1200 m.

A few small wind slab avalanches were reported from alpine features Tuesday. Reports from Wednesday include numerous wet loose avalanches reaching Size 2 on steep rocky slopes.

Up to 25 cm of recent wet snow is sloughing readily in steep terrain. Weaknesses buried in the upper snowpack may include hard crusts and/or facet crystals, although not much is known about the reactivity or spatial distribution of these layers. At the base of the snowpack, weak facets may be found. Cornices are large and potentially fragile. Unpredictable, full-depth glide avalanches are also a concern on low elevation slopes with smooth ground cover (grassy slopes, rock slabs, etc.) where large cracks have formed from the snowpack slipping on the ground.