Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Apr 23rd, 2021 8:00AM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
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Cooler temps and cloud cover will reduce the avalanche hazard for the next couple of days.
Fresh bear tracks have been spotted on several popular touring routes; make your presence know when traveling in the forest, and pack your bear spray.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Unsettled weather today, followed by a weak front over the weekend will keep temps cool, and solar radiation to a minimum.
Today: Alpine High -3 C. Freezing level (FZL) 1800m. Light SW wind.
Tonight: Clear periods. Alpine Low -6 C.
Saturday: Alpine High -3 C, FZL 1800m. Light variable wind.
Sun: Isolated flurries. Low -6 C, High -2 C. FZL 1800m.
Snowpack Summary
Daily fluctuations in the upper snowpack will be reduced over the next few days with cool temps and some cloud cover. The snowpack has undergone numerous melt-freeze cycles on all but high (>2400m) N aspects, where one can find loose, dry snow. Several crusts exist in the upper snowpack. Check out this link for more info on spring conditions.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed Thursday.
A couple of wet slab avalanches were observed from S aspects in the highway corridor Wednesday.
Also, a large (size 3) glide slab released from an E aspect in Cougar creek Wednesday.
A natural size 3 slab was triggered by a cornice failure at the top of the Ross Pk path Tuesday.
Confidence
Valid until: Apr 24th, 2021 8:00AM
