If pushing into bigger terrain assess for stiff, cohesive wind slabs in exposed terrain. The recent storm snow may still need time to bond to the underlying layers.
Recent snow has been redistributed by moderate to strong southerly winds in exposed terrain. New snow may take time to bond to the crust or moist snow below.
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Please continue to post your observations and photos to the Mountain Information Network.
Recent snow continues to be redistributed by southerly winds. The underlying snow is frozen into a melt-freeze crust in most higher elevations, while the recently buried snow remains moist at lower elevations. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled and bonding.
Snowpack depths are roughly 140 to 180 cm at treeline.
Friday night
Cloudy with light snow, 2 to 5 cm. Moderate southwest winds. 0 to -5 C at treeline. Freezing levels 700 m.
Saturday
Cloudy with snow, 0 to 10 cm. Moderate southwest winds. -5 C at treeline. Freezing level 1000 m.
Sunday
Cloudy with sunny periods, trace snow amounts. Light southwest winds. 0 to -5 C at treeline. Freezing levels 1000 m.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with no precipitation. Light to moderate southerly winds. -5 to -10 C at treeline. Freezing levels 600 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
