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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 9th, 2026–Apr 10th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Glacier.

A solid overnight freeze will keep hazard low early, with hazard increasing through the day as solar radiation and warming take effect.

Start early and use disciplined travel habits to manage exposure and monitor for signs of instability.

Confidence

Avalanche Summary

No new activity in the recent days.

A widespread, natural avalanche cycle occurred up to size 4.0 on Mar 19-20 during the atmospheric river filling the valley bottoms with huge debris piles in many locations. Check out pics from this exceptional avalanche cycle in the MIN Reports.

Snowpack Summary

A widespread crust exists up to 2500m. Very high elevation north facing slopes may still hold dry snow.

A thick rain crust from the March atmospheric river sits 20-50cm below the surface.

Below treeline the surface varies from isothermal sticky snow to refrozen tree bombs and huge debris fields from the massive avalanche cycle in March.

Weather Summary

Warm Friday, then precipitation builds late Saturday into Sunday.

Tonight Clear periods. Alp low -1°C. Winds SW 10-20Km/h. Freezing level 1500m

Fri Sun & cloud. Alp High 5°C. Wind S 20km/h. FZL 2700m

Sat Sun & cloud, isolated showers. Alp High 4°C. Light ridge winds. FZL 2600m

Sun 10cm wet flurries. Alp High 4°C. Light ridge winds. FZL 2500m

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.
  • Avoid travelling on slopes below cornices.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.

Cornices

Cornice Fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms as the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain feature, such as a ridge, and deposits snow on the downwind (leeward) side. Cornices range in size from small wind drifts of soft snow to large overhangs of hard snow that are 30 feet (10 meters) or taller. They can break off the terrain suddenly and pull back onto the ridge top and catch people by surprise even on the flat ground above the slope. Even small cornices can have enough mass to be destructive and deadly. Cornice Fall can entrain loose surface snow or trigger slab avalanches.