Conditions vary with elevation, aspect, and wind exposure.
Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
New snow and wind will develop fresh wind slabs. These will be reactive to riders, especially near alpine ridges and cross-loaded features.
No new avalanches were reported, but observations remain limited.
If you are heading into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations via the Mountain Information Network.
Trace amounts of new snow have fallen at treeline. This overlies a variety of surfaces, including a crust on south-facing aspects, wind-affected snow on north-facing terrain, and surface hoar on sheltered features.
The mid-December crust is 90 to 150 cm deep, except on wind-scoured alpine features, where it could be on the surface. This crust is well-bonded to the snow above. Above 2200 m, this crust is absent, and a layer of facets and a crust from November is found at the base of the snowpack. These layers are not currently a concern.
Saturday Night
Cloudy. Up to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.
Sunday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
