Wind slabs at upper elevations are the main concern. Keep an eye out for slabs forming on a variety of aspects.
Recent snowfall at upper elevations combined with wind switching direction is promoting the formation of new wind slabs on a variety of aspects.
There are no new avalanches to report in the past few days.
New snow at upper elevations from early in the week has accumulated over a variety of old surfaces including wind slabs in the alpine and a breakable freezing rain crust between 1100 m and 1600 m.
The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled, strong, and consolidated.
Snowpack depths are reaching 250 cm at treeline.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with clear breaks. Light to moderate east and southeast wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Thursday
Mix of sun and cloud. Moderate east wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Friday
Mix of sun and cloud. Light northwest wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with flurries. Moderate southwest wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
