Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 16th, 2025–Jan 17th, 2025

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Lizard-Flathead, Flathead, Lizard.

Conditions are generally safe, it's a good time to explore bigger terrain.

Continue to use normal caution on committing slopes, and only expose one person at a time to avalanche terrain.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

A few centimeters of recent snow likely covers various surfaces; a sun crust on steep south-facing, a surface hoar layer in sheltered terrain, and wind-affected snow in most open terrain.

The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded, with treeline snow depths averaging 150 to 200 cm.

Weather Summary

Thursday Night

Cloudy. Isolated flurries, 0 to 2 cm. 30 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. Isolated flurries, 0 to 2 cm. 10 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. Isolated flurries, 1 to 2 cm. 10 to 20 km/h west wind. Treeline temperature -17 °C.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. 20 to 40 km/h northeast wind. Treeline temperature -17 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
Now is a good time for backcountry travel.