Avalanche Forecast
Issued: May 2nd, 2014 3:00PM
The alpine rating is Deep Persistent Slabs and Loose Wet.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Confidence
Good
Weather Forecast
The forecasts for our region are changing almost every hour. The most current one shows another 36mm of precip over the next few days. This will be rain at lower elevations and snow at the upper elevations. Tonight the freezing level will be 2300m, and by Saturday morning at 5am the freezing level will be 1500m. The chance of an overnight re-freeze is very, very small given the amount of rain we've had. The alpine winds will be moderate out of the south for the next 24 hours.
Avalanche Summary
no avalanches were seen today but visibility was obscured for the entire day.
Snowpack Summary
Our weather plots have not shown any significant new snow, however this is likely due to the rain and wet snow. During the day today temps at ridge top hovered around -1. Right now the snowpack will be saturated with rain at low elevations, and moist at treeline and alpine elevations. Any incoming snow will be moist and heavy.
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Wet
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: May 3rd, 2014 2:00PM