Avalanche Forecast

High

We didn't hear of any new avalanche observations on Sunday or Monday. Numerous small storm slabs released on Saturday during stormy weather.

Looking forward, human-triggered wind slab avalanches are possible in southerly slopes near mountain tops.

On sun-exposed slopes and below 1000 m, a surface melt-freeze crust exists from Tuesday's sun and warm air. Above 1000 m on shaded slopes, anywhere from a dusting to 10 cm of dry snow rests above a melt-freeze crust that formed during the weekend's rain. Strong to extreme northerly wind redistributed this snow into wind slabs on atypical southerly slopes. These wind slabs may linger at high elevations.

The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated and strong.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds with no precipitation, 20 km/h west wind, treeline temperature -3 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 1 to 3 cm, 30 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -3 °C, freezing level 600 m.

Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 10 to 20 cm, 60 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -2 °C, freezing level 800 m.

Cloudy with snowfall then clearing, accumulation 5 cm, 20 km/h northwest wind, treeline temperature -2 °C, freezing level 800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.