Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Apr 18th, 2022 3:00PM

The alpine rating is moderate, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low. Known problems include Wind Slabs.

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A small snow storm will increase the ski quality throughout the next couple days. Watch out for freshly formed windslabs on immediate lee features.

Summary

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

Monday in to Tuesday should see 10cm of snow with Moderate SW winds and freezing levels rising to 1800M. Cloudy skies throughout  

Avalanche Summary

No new observed or reported today

Snowpack Summary

Valley bottom is a typical spring snowpack with several crusts offering good travel. At about 2250m the crusts start to peter out and the snow pack feels much more wintery. On south aspects the crusts continue much higher, but on the more polar aspects the crusts eventually give way to a well settled snow pack with isolated windslabs in immediate lee areas.

Terrain and Travel

  • Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.

Problems

Wind Slabs

An icon showing Wind Slabs

Windslabs can be found in the alpine along ridgelines and in gullied terrain. Watch for these slabs overlying a crust on solar aspects. 

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: Alpine.

Likelihood

Possible

Expected Size

1.5 - 2.5

Valid until: Apr 19th, 2022 3:00PM