Precipitation will continue throughout Sunday.
Slabs are likely to develop at elevations where snow accumulates.
Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.
Precipitation will continue to develop storm slabs at elevations where snow will accumulate. There is uncertainty in the total amount of rain versus snow as freezing levels will fall during the day.
No avalanches have been reported in the past week, but field observations remain limited.
With heavy rain and above 0 °C temperature, small wet loose avalanches may have occurred on steep slopes at lower elevations.
If you are heading into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations via the Mountain Information Network.
Rain falling up to the mountain tops has produced moist snow at all elevations on Saturday morning. This overlies a well-settled snowpack made up of crusts and moist snow.
The snowpack depth at treeline is around 120 to 150 cm.
Check out this MIN from our field team for more info about Elk Mountain from Friday, January 2nd.
Saturday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of wet snow or rain at treeline. 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Sunday
Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of wet snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Monday
A mix of sun and clouds. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 700 m.
Tuesday
Cloudy. 15 to 25 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
