Assess for newly formed slabs if you travel above the rain-snow line. Continue to employ caution in high-consequence terrain.
New wind slabs may be forming at high elevations with new snow and strong southerly wind. Assess for them prior to committing to big terrain features.
Wet loose activity remains possible where the snow surface is saturated by rain.
We didn't receive any reports of avalanche activity over the weekend but suspect that wind slabs could have formed at high elevations above the rain-snow line.
If you head into the backcountry, please consider submitting a MIN report.
Rain has left the snow surface wet at lower elevations and a mix of wet snow and hard melt-freeze crust around treeline. Dry snow may be found in the alpine, which has likely been redistributed by strong southerly wind.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong with numerous hard melt-freeze crusts.
Treeline snow depth ranges from 100 to 180 cm. Snow depth diminishes rapidly at low elevations where rain has prevailed for much of the winter.
Monday Night
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm snow above 1400 m and rain below, southwest alpine wind 20 km/h, treeline temperature 1 °C, freezing level 1500 m.
Tuesday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm snow above 1400 m and rain below, southwest alpine wind 20 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level 1500 m dropping to 1100 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy with 10 to 30 cm snow above 1100 m and rain below, southwest alpine wind 40 to 60 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level 1100 m rising to 1500 m.
Thursday
Cloudy with 10 to 30 cm snow above 1300 m and rain below, southwest alpine wind 30 km/h, treeline temperature 1 °C, freezing level 1400 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
