Cornice and wet loose avalanches are possible in steep terrain.
Use caution on sun-exposed slopes and always practice good travel habits.
Cornices will become weak with sun and daytime warming. There's an isolated change a cornice failure could trigger a slab avalanche on the slope below.
Periods of sun and warming may trigger avalanches on steep slopes.
A few small loose wet avalanches have been observed recently and may continue during periods of warming and sun.
Observations have been very limited recently. If you are out in the mountains this weekend, consider submitting a MIN post.
Dry, settled powder may still be found on high north-facing slopes, while elsewhere, a daily melt-freeze cycle is creating a hard crust overnight that softens during the day.
An old persistent weak layer may still be present 100 to 150 cm below the surface on high north-facing slopes, but it is rounding and unreactive under current conditions.
Treeline elevations still hold over 200 cm of snow, but coverage is rapidly thinning at lower elevations.
Friday Night
Clear. 10-20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. 15-25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C. Freezing level 2400 m.
Sunday
Increasing cloud cover with 1 to 3 mm of rain. 20-30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level 2400 m.
Monday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 mm of rain or snow. 20-40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
