Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Wind effect is extremely variable

Cloudy tonight with moderate southwest winds and a trace to a few cm of new snow. Alpine temps around -20. Cloudy with moderate winds and a chance of light snow on Saturday. Cloudy with a chance of light snow on Sunday. Winds becoming strong northerly on Monday and Alpine temperatures should drop back down to -25 under clear skies.

There are no new reports of avalanche activity.

Surface snow has been facetting during this period of cold weather, and last weeks storm snow has been settling slowly. Areas sheltered from the wind may be developing a new surface hoar layer. The mid-november crust is buried down 100-180 cm and produces variable results in snowpack tests. Moderate results may be more likely in shallower snowpack areas, and deeper snowpack areas may be more likely to show no results on this layer. Professionals continue to monitor the crust for facet develop that may provide a weak layer above a hard sliding surface in the future.