Avalanche Forecast

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.