The Pineapple Express prevails! The snowpack, or rather "slushpack", continues to be soaked by heavy precipitation.
Wet loose avalanches will be possible in steep terrain where the snow surface is wet. They will be largest at treeline and alpine, where precipitation had initially fallen as snow and now is being soaked by rain.
Observations from alpine terrain in this forecast region have been limited. We suspect that natural wet avalanches have been occurring at all elevations.
The snowpack is becoming fully saturated with water as heavy rain continues to fall. Below treeline the snowpack is disappearing.
Saturday Night
Cloudy with 50 to 110 mm of rain. South alpine wind, 40 to 60 km/h. Freezing level 2500 m.
Sunday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 mm of rain during the day, up to an additional 60 mm overnight. South alpine wind, 40 to 60 km/h. Freezing level rising to 2600 m.
Monday
Cloudy with 30 to 70 mm of rain during the day, up to an additional 100 mm overnight. South alpine wind, 50 to 80 km/h. Freezing level rising to 2600 m.
Tuesday
Cloudy with 10 to 25 mm of rain. South alpine wind, 20 to 30 km/h. Freezing level falling to 2000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
