30 to 50 cm of recent snow has formed storm slabs that are reactive to human triggers, especially in wind affected terrain.
Use small low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
30 to 50 cm of recent snow has formed storm slabs that are reactive to human triggers, especially in wind affected terrain.
Expect the sunshine to trigger wet loose avalanches on sunny aspects at all elevations.
Numerous natural and rider triggered storm slab avalanches up to size 2 were reported on all aspects/elevations on Thursday.
30 to 50 cm of recent snow overlies a crust on all but north facing aspects at treeline and above where a weak layer of surface hoar may be present.
A widespread crust with facets above is buried 80 to 180 cm deep. Steep or convex terrain features with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack at treeline and above are the places where it may still be possible to trigger this layer with large loads.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy with isolated flurries, 0 to 10 cm snow. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5° C. Freezing level valley bottom.
Saturday
Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1° C. Freezing level 1800 m.
Sunday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0° C. Freezing level 1900 m.
Monday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5° C. Freezing level 2600 m.
Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for additional weather information.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
