As you move up to treeline and above, watch for shooting cracks and recent avalanches that indicate the storm snow needs more time to bond.
Recent snowfall has buried a layer of surface hoar and sugary facets. Slabs may be deeper and more reactive in terrain lee to the wind.
No new avalanches were reported at the time of publishing on Wednesday or Thursday.
Numerous natural and explosive-triggered storm slab avalanches were reported on Monday and Tuesday. These avalanches occurred on various aspects and elevations, size 1 to 2.5. Avalanche depths have been roughly 20 to 30 cm.
Expect a thin surface crust and moist snow below 1600 m on all aspects.
Roughly 30 to 40 cm of recent snow has buried a layer of surface hoar and sugary facets.
Near the bottom of the snowpack, there are a series of crusts and facets that are more prominent in shallow areas.
Thursday Night
Cloudy with a trace of snow, southwest alpine wind 15 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Cloudy with a trace of snow, southwest alpine wind 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow, southwest alpine wind 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature 1 °C, freezing level reaching 2000 m by the afternoon and staying high overnight.
Sunday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow or rain, southwest alpine wind 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature 4 °C, freezing level reaching 2500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
