Sasquatch

Thin wind slabs may be found on lee features in the alpine.

Before committing to your line, consider the consequence of any fall. Barely buried early season hazards remain.

No new avalanches have been reported.

If you head into the backcountry by any method of travel, please consider submitting observations and/or photos on the Mountain Information Network.

Freezing levels vary widely across this forecast area, so expect a mix of wet snow, frozen crusts, and dry snow on the surface, depending on elevation.

In general: 10-15 cm of settling snow may be found over a frozen crust, which overlies 15-25 cm of moist snow. This shows a good bond to the well-settled snowpack, containing several melt-freeze crusts.

Overall, treeline snowpack depths are shallow, between 70 and 120 cm, and early-season hazards are prevalent at 1400 m and below.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy. 3-7 cm of snow above 1000 m. Light to moderate southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline low around -4 °C.

Thursday

Cloudy. 2-5 cm of snow expected above 800 m. Moderate southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -4 °C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. 5-10 cm of snow expected above 750 m. Moderate to strong southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -6 °C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. 10-15 cm of snow expected above 300 m. Moderate southwest through northwest wind. Treeline temperature around -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
• Even a small avalanche can be harmful if it pushes you into an obstacle or a terrain trap.