A break in the weather will allow assessment of the new snow at upper elevations.
If you’re out in the backcountry, please share your observations on the MIN.
Recent snow and wind may have formed isolated wind slabs on lee and cross-loaded features. Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
No avalanches have been reported in the past week, but field observations remain limited.
Lots of snow pinwheels were observed on steep treeline features on Saturday due to rain and warm temperatures near Mount Washington and Mount Arrowsmith.
Up to 20 cm of wet snow is found at treeline and above. This overlies a well-settled snowpack made up of moist snow and crusts. At lower elevations, the rain has soaked the entire snowpack.
The snowpack depth at treeline is around 100 to 120 cm.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Monday
A mix of sun and clouds. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy. 25 to 40 cm of snow at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow at treeline. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 8000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
