It's a good time to consider stepping out into more complex terrain.
Riding conditions will be best once the surface crust has softened on sun-affected slopes.
Watch for surface snow becoming wet and heavy in the afternoon. Loose wet avalanches are most likely to initiate on steep slopes, near rock outcrops.
Small loose wet avalanches and pinwheeling have been observed from steep, sun-affected slopes.
If you are headed into the backcountry please consider submitting a MIN report.
Strong sunshine and warm temperatures are expected to break down the surface crust at low elevations, and on steep sun affected slopes into the alpine. Snow on north facing alpine slopes will likely remain loose and dry.
The mid and lower snowpack is dense and well-settled with no current concerns.
Monday Night
Clear skies. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 3500 m.
Tuesday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 3200 m.
Wednesday
Sunny. 40 to 50 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level starts at 2000 m and drops over the day.
Thursday
Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow. 50 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures around -4 °C. Freezing levels remain around 500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
