With no significant changes in the forecast, it's crucial to remember a layer of surface hoar may persist buried in the range of human triggering.
A layer of surface hoar is down 60 to 100 cm in the snowpack. This layer remains concerning where a thick crust above is not present at higher elevations.
No new avalanches were reported in this region.
Data in this region is limited. Please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
The upper snowpack is generally well settled, with some lingering wind-affected surfaces in alpine terrain.
A hard, supportive crust from the early December rain event is down roughly 60 cm and providing a bridging effect over several layers of note deeper in the snowpack.
A layer of surface down roughly 60 to 100 cm from the surface remains a concern in areas that do not have a bridging crust above.
The make-up of the lower snowpack is variable throughout the region, in shallower snowpack areas, basal facets may exist
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.
Friday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southwest 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level rising to 2000 m.
Saturday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southeast alpine winds 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C with above freezing temperatures in the alpine.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, west alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
