Surface conditions and recent precipitation amounts are variable. Verify conditions as you gain elevation, and back off steep slopes if you find moist surface snow.
Recent new snow has accumulated at upper elevations over a melt-freeze crust and will likely release on steep slopes with even short periods of sun. Watch out for moist surfaces and back off steep slopes where the crust is breaking down.
No new avalanches were reported. Looking forward, wet loose avalanches are likely with even short periods of sun and rising freezing levels.
Large destructive avalanches were widespread throughout the warm-up, involving persistent weak layers.
Read the Forecaster Blog for an opportunity to reflect on this week's widespread avalanche activity.
Recent new snow overlies a melt-freeze crust that is more supportive as you gain elevation. Surface crust may break down with fluctuating freezing levels and even short windows of sun during the day.
Below this, the upper snowpack has been slow to refreeze and may remain moist in some areas.
The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.
Saturday Night
Cloudy. Isolated flurries, 3 to 5 cm. 10 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Sunday
Mix of sun and cloud. Isolated flurries, 1 cm. 5 to 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.
Monday
Cloudy, isolated flurries 1 to 2 cm. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Tuesday
Cloudy, flurries 4 to 6 cm. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
