Cool weather is expected over the next few days.
Watch for increasing surface concerns into Monday as new snow starts accumulating Sunday.
Overall, avalanche hazard has decreased over the last week, but remember that there are still weak layers of facets and depth hoar in the lower snowpack.
An 80 cm thick midpack slab sits over a weak, facetted base. On most slopes, recent sun crusts and the buried March 27 rain crust cap this slab, adding some strength. Be cautious in thin alpine areas and where these crusts are weak or are breaking down with heating.
No new avalanches were observed or reported over the last 48 hours.
Trace amounts of snow accumulated above ~2000m Saturday. Below this, surface crusts exist on solar aspects to ridgetop and on all aspects at treeline and below. On northerly aspects, 10-30 cm dry snow with isolated wind effect in lee areas of the alpine. The March 27 crust is 30-70 cm deep and extends to about 2500m. Below the settled midpack, there are still facets and depth hoar to the ground.
Cooler weather with clouds will influence the region for the next two days following the passage of Saturday's system.
West winds will return to light speeds overnight with only small potential for precip to follow Sunday. -7C treeline temperatures in the morning with freezing levels climbing to around 2000m.
More Precip can be expected overnight Sunday and into Monday.
