Snowfall, wind, and warming are a recipe for dangerous avalanche conditions!
It's a good day to avoid overhead hazard make conservative terrain choices.
Snowfall, wind, and warming are creating fresh storm slabs that will be deeper and more reactive in wind-loaded, northerly terrain at higher elevations.
In areas where rain is impacting dry snow, wet loose avalanches are likely in steep terrain.
Observations have been limited due to stormy conditions in the past week.
With ongoing snowfall, wind, and warming on Wednesday, we expect both natural and human-triggered storm slabs to be likely.
Up to 20 cm of new snow is expected to fall at upper elevations by the end of the day on Monday. This new snow overlies over 100 cm of settled storm snow from the past week.
Beneath the recent snowfall, the snowpack is generally well-settled, consisting of crusts and moist, dense snow. Snow depths at the treeline are estimated to range from 80 to 150 cm.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level rising to 1500 m.
Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 15 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
