Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 14th, 2015 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
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Conditions will improve as temperatures cool off Sunday. Watch locally for wind slab formation at upper elevations. SH
Summary
Weather Forecast
15-20 cm in the alpine can be expected in most of the forecast region by Sunday AM. Rain will stop this evening and turn to snow at valley bottom. This is a quick moving system which will settle down Sunday morning. Freezing levels to valley bottom and alpine highs of -8C for Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
Rain at lower elevations (below 2000m) has saturated thin snowpack areas. 15-20cm and mod-strong West winds are expected by Sunday morning, which will form fresh wind slabs over previous wind slabs and hard surfaces in exposed lee terrain.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed or reported today.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Up to 20cm with mod-strong West winds will form isolated wind slabs in lee features. These may be touchy in the short term.
- Use caution in lee areas. Recent wind loading have created wind slabs.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 15th, 2015 4:00PM
