Recent snow will likely remain reactive to human triggers, especially in wind-loaded terrain at upper elevations.
Recent snow fell with strong winds. Expect fresh slabs to be the largest and most reactive at higher elevations in wind-loaded terrain.
Storm slabs have been reactive in recent days. There have been numerous reports of natural and skier-triggered size 1-2 storm slab avalanches on a variety of aspects, at all elevations, 20-40 cm deep.
20 to 50 cm of recent snow has been redistributed by wind at upper elevations. Below 1500 m, expect moist or crusty surfaces.
A crust buried in February exists at variable depths, generally 50 to 120 cm below the surface. For the most part, it is well bonded to the surrounding snow but in isolated, wind-sheltered areas, weak surface hoar crystals may sit atop this crust.
The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated with no other significant layers of concern.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 80 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level dropping 1500 m to valley bottom.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and clouds. 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 3 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
