Be alert to rapidly varying conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to sun and wind.
Recent snow and wind may have built isolated wind slabs in the alpine. Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
Remain cautious on sun-exposed slopes during the warmest parts of the day, especially if the snow surface is moist or wet. Use appropriate sluff management techniques.
No new avalanches have been reported this week, however, data is very limited.
Looking forward, we expect there may be potential for wet loose avalanches during the warmest parts of the day, or small wind slabs on high elevation wind-loaded slopes.
If you head to the backcountry this weekend, please consider submitting a MIN report.
5 to 20 cm of recent snow is overlying a crust at upper elevations. In most areas, the new snow will be moist or wet as the sun effect and daytime warming kick in. The exception will be high alpine north and east-facing slopes that may still hold dry snow and some potential wind slabs.
There are no layers of concern in the mid and lower snowpack. The snowpack is rapidly melting out at lower elevations.
Saturday Night
Moslty cloudy, with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 20 35 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature low -5 °C. Freezing level 1600 m falling to valley bottom.
Sunday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 2000 m.
Monday
Sunny. 10 to 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level rising to 2500 m.
Tuesday
Sunny. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +4 °C. Freezing level rising to 2500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
