Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain

Cold dry air moving down from the Arctic begins to take hold of the region Sunday afternoon. Winds switch to the N, NE as this air mass moves in & temperatures drop. A daytime high of -10 & an overnight low of -18 is forecast for Sunday. The mercury drops a little further Monday; H: -12, L: -30. This pattern will likely persist through Tuesday evening. No significant precipitation is expected for the next 72 hours.

No new avalanches to report from the last 24 hours.

Strong southwest winds created windslabs in the alpine and at treeline last week. I would suspect that these wind slabs have since gained some strength. 10 - 20 cm fell in the region Friday night with very little wind. A rain crust exists below 1500m. The mid-pack is reported to be strong, and I have not heard anyone talk about early season layers deep in the snowpack. That being said, there is still a lot of variation due to the strong winds that have accompanied most storms this winter in the region. I would continue to be suspect of thin snowpack areas. Winds increase Sunday switching to the N forming fresh sensitive windslabs.