Avalanche Forecast

High

Teams started early today and were out of the Field by 11am. No new avalanches observed, but continued evidence of loose wet on solar aspects.

Monday morning had a good radiation freeze and locked in the snowpack well where previously moist from the high freezing levels. This was breaking down on east aspects by 10am. It's very much a spring snowpack up to about 2400m. Above that there are still layers, including the Feb persistent layer and the deep basal layers.

We are entering a spring storm cycle. Monday night will see a drastic change in the weather and flurries starting. Tuesday morning current models anticipate 17 cm of snow throughout the day, increasing winds to 50km/h out of the NorthWest and cooling temperatures down to -8. Wednesday the sun will try and appear as the cold are descends on the region. Low temps of -15.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be cautious of sluffing.
• Avoid thin areas like rock outcroppings where you're most likely to trigger avalanches failing on deep weak layers.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.