Continued warm and wet conditions at all elevations have set the stage for small human-triggered wet avalanches. Caution when travelling near or around terrain traps.
Rain and warm temperatures may create the conditions for human and natural triggered avalanches.
Exercise caution near terrain traps; a small avalanche could pose risks, pushing riders into features like cliffs or gullies.
There have been no reported avalanches in our region.
Please help out your backcountry community by submitting a MIN report if you head out to the backcountry.
The snowpack has rapidly diminished over the past 3 days due to warm temperatures and rain. Uncompacted areas are transitioning to isothermal conditions to the ground, and the crusts within the snowpack are deteriorating. Snow depth varies significantly based on the aspect, ranging from 50-100 cm and continue decreasing rapidly below the 1000-meter elevation mark.
The snowpack has yet to cover many early-season hazards and large areas of terrain are below avalanche threshold. Only specific terrain features with smooth ground cover, gullies, or established avalanche paths are above the threshold for avalanches.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, 15-40 mm of precipitation with a mix of snow and rain, ridgetop wind south 50 to 60 km/h, freezing levels around 2500 m.
Tuesday
Cloudy, 5 to 10 mm of precipitation, ridgetop wind south 25 km/h, freezing levels 2000 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy, 5 to 10 mm of precipitation, ridgetop wind south 5 to 15 km/h, freezing levels 2000 m.
Thursday
Cloudy, 1 to 5 mm of precipitation, ridgetop wind south 5 to 15 km/h, freezing levels descend to 1000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
