Spring is here! Watch for the sun warming steep, sunny slopes in the afternoon.
Loose wet avalanches are most likely during the warmest part of the day when the surface snow is moist or wet.
These avalanches could step down to buried weak layers producing larger than expected avalanches.
No new avalanches have been reported, but field observations have been limited.
If you head to the backcountry please consider submitting your observations to the MIN.
A widespread crust caps the snowpack in most areas and is expected to decrease the likelihood of triggering avalanches. This crust may soften and melt during the day as it warms. Shady, upper-elevation slopes may have 5 to 10 cm of soft snow over this crust in some parts of the region.
Another crust, formed in early February, is buried about 50 to 110 cm deep. This crust has a weak layer of facets above it in many areas. Triggering this layer is unlikely in most areas.
Sunday Night
Clear. 15 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperatures drop to -10 °C.
Monday
Sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature high of 2 °C. Freezing level rising to 1700 m.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature high of 2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy with trace flurries. 20 to 30 km/h east ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature high of 2 °C. Freezing level rising to 1700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
