Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Tuesday

Sunday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and light northerly winds.On monday expect increasing cloud in the afternoon, trace amounts of precipitation and moderate westerly winds.On tuesday moderate snowfall will occur throughout the day with moderate to strong southwest winds.Freezing levels are expected to sit at valley bottom throughout the forecast period.

There have been no recent avalanches reported.

At the base of the snowpack mixed forms (rounding facets/rounding depth hoar) with an associated crust are prevalent, and have been especially problematic where it is overlying summer firn. Above that, and down 1-2m, are two more crusts combined with more mixed forms and surface hoar. The overlying snow has recently settled and stiffened and the weak interfaces have also gained strength. The snow surface is wind hammered in wind-exposed areas, crusty on sun-exposed slopes, and faceted powder with large surface hoar on shady sheltered slopes. A thick rain crust is down 20-40cm and extends up to treeline elevations.