Lizard-Flathead

Convective flurries are in the forecast, with locally higher snowfall possible.

Reassess continuously and adjust as conditions change.

Moderate

• We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

No new avalanches were reported.

Going forward, small wind slab avalanches may be triggered in isolated terrain features like steep, extreme terrain and near the base of headwalls, and spill zones.

Convective flurries will accumulate up to 10 cm into Wednesday evening. New snow buries various surfaces including a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects and wind-affected snow elsewhere.

The recent snow sits on a thick crust. Below it, up to 50 cm of rain soaked snow sits on another crust (1 to 10 cm thick) from early March.

Persistent weak layers may linger within the top 150 cm of the snowpack. These are unlikely to trigger in most areas as a result of the thick crust bridging over them.

The mid and lower snowpack is strong in most areas. Snowpack depth tapers rapidly at lower elevations.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear skies. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Wednesday
Cloudy. 3 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Thursday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
• Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
• Avoid steep, rocky, and wind-affected areas where triggering slabs is more likely.