Loose Dry
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–2
The March sun has some punch, and may trigger loose snow avalanches on solar aspects during the heat of the day.
Some sneaky storm slabs are still reactive to skier triggering in isolated locations- assess convex rolls carefully.
Expect some bumpy, refrozen snow for travel in the morning on solar slopes and all aspects below treeline!
The March sun has some punch, and may trigger loose snow avalanches on solar aspects during the heat of the day.
Storm slabs buried a mix of surfaces; firm windslabs in all open terrain, sun crust on steep solar aspects below treeline, and small surface hoar and facets in sheltered areas.
We are into a cooling/drying trend after our warm wet weather from earlier this week, with high pressure building over Rogers Pass.
Tonight: Cloudy with clear periods. Low -11*C. Moderate N wind.
Sun: Mix of sun and cloud. Low -11*C, High -8*C. Light W wind.
Mon: Flurries, trace accumulations. High -8*C. Light W wind with moderate gusts.
Fluctuating temps have settled the upper snowpack & created a surface crust below 1500m (higher on solars).
Up to 45cm of snowfall early in the week with warm temps and a brief wind spike, created storm slabs over the Feb 26th interface - wind effect in open areas, small surface hoar and facets in sheltered terrain, and sun crust on steep solars.
A possible skier accidental size 1.5 slab avalanche occurred in the top of the Teddy Bear trees area today.
Several size 1-1.5 loose snow avalanches have been triggered by the sun on steep slopes at all elevations over the past few days.