Watch for changing conditions as you move through different aspects and elevations. Expect wind slabs to develop at higher elevations as snowfall accumulates.
Wet loose avalanches may become likely at lower elevations with rain and warm temperatures.
Expect small pockets of wind slab around ridgelines. Recent snowfall has been gradual to accumulate, but older wind slabs may still be present.
Check for wind slabs above steep lines or in consequential terrain features.
A buried weak layer of surface hoar/and or a crust may create larger avalanches than you expect.
Mild temperatures and rain may increase the likelihood of wet loose activity at lower elevations. Avoid slopes that have moist or wet surface snow.
On Tuesday a size 1 rider triggered wind slab was reported.
Avalanche activity has tapered off but reactivity remains possible on isolated features or where new wind loading is occurring. Observations are also limited at this point in the season, please post any information or photos you have on the Mountain Information Network to help guide our forecasts.
Around 40 cm of recent snowfall is available at higher elevations to be/or have been redistributed into wind slabs on north-facing terrain features. This sits over wind-affected surfaces or a crust on south-facing slopes that extends into the alpine.
A buried weak layer from late March of a surface hoar and facets on north facing slopes and a crust elsewhere has produced recent reactivity in the coastal areas. This layer may become reactive here too as snowfall accumulates.
The middle of the snowpack is strong and contains numerous hard crusts. Near the ground, weak faceted crystals exist. There hasn't been avalanche activity on this layer recently, but it remains on our radar as it may become active with abrupt changes to the snowpack, such as rapid loading (heavy snowfall or rain) or prolonged warming.
Saturday Night
Cloudy with strong southerly winds. Up to 5 cm of snowfall again. Freezing levels 800-1000 m.
Sunday
Cloudy with up to 15 cm of snow. Strong to extreme southerly winds. Freezing levels 1000-1300 m.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud with flurries is possible. Freezing levels around 1000 m. Moderate southwest winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny with light and variable winds. Freezing levels around 1300 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
