Choose conservative, low-consequence terrain and avoid exposure to overhead hazard.
Recent large avalanches in the region indicate the snowpack remains very unstable.
Persistent weak layers including crust/facet combos and buried surface hoar continue producing surprising avalanches.
Ongoing snowfall and southerly wind have formed reactive storm slabs. The largest and most reactive are expected to be on northerly aspects.
Frequent large and very large, accidental and remotely triggered avalanches continue to occur across the region. Some have been triggered from low-angle or flat terrain onto adjacent or overhead slopes.
We expect the potential for riders to trigger avalanches will remain elevated over the following days.
30 to 70 cm of recent storm snow combined with southerly wind has formed reactive slabs across the region.
At lower elevations, the upper snowpack may be moist or crusty.
Several persistent weak layers are buried between 70 and 150 cm deep. These weak layers include hard crusts with overlying weak facets and surface hoar. Avalanches continue to fail on these layers.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with 3 to 7 cm of snow expected. 35 to 55 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures dropping to -6 °C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with 0 to 2 cm of snow expected. 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures around - 1 °C. Freezing level rising to 1100 m
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with 2 to 5 cm of snow expected. 40 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures around 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 1300 m
Wednesday
Cloudy, with 5 to 10 cm of new snow expected. 50 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures around 1 °C. Freezing level rising to 1600 m
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
