Avalanche Forecast

Good

Scattered cloud is forecast for Monday with the possibility of light rain in the afternoon, particularly in the north of the region. Ridgetop winds are expected to be light to moderate from the southwest with freezing levels sitting at about 3100m.

Numerous point releases and slab avalanches to size 2.5 were observed running within the recent storm snow on Saturday. There will be ongoing to wet snow instabilities on Monday with forecast freezing levels.

On Thursday night, light to locally moderate amounts of snow fell forming wind slabs that most likely settled considerably or turned to wet slabs with warming over the weekend. The recently fallen snow overlies well settled powder, melt-freeze crust sandwiches and wet grains. At lower elevations, warm temperatures continue to penetrate and weaken the isothermal snowpack. Deeper in the snowpack there are layers that may not be reactive with cooler temperatures, but should be on your radar as spring brings more prolonged periods of warm weather. These layers include near surface crusts, the early-February surface hoar (about 100-170cm down) and basal facets. Cornices in region are also large and will become weak with warm temperatures.