Another warm night has temperatures starting at or above freezing in the mountains. Snow surfaces will quickly weaken this morning as temperatures rise in advance of a system bringing moisture from the south later today. Consecutive warm nights during the early spring demand respect as both wet loose and wet slab activity as well as natural cornice failure becomes increasingly possible. Avoid being in or under steep avalanche terrain this afternoon.
Wet loose slides are possible in very steep terrain on a variety of aspects. These slides could carry people down steep slopes and may gouge down to deeper layers in areas where the snowpack is isothermal.
Large overhanging cornices could fail due to sustained warm temperatures at the higher elevations. Cornice failures could trigger large wet slab avalanches on steep slopes. Avoid cornices and the slopes beneath them.
