Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Uncertainty is due to the fact that cornice falls are particularly difficult to forecast.

Saturday night: Possibility of mild temperature inversion. Low of -12 at 1100 m. No new snow expected. Light southwest winds.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with light variable wind. High of -3 at 1100 m. No new snow expected.

Monday: A mix of sun and cloud with the possibility of light flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow. Light to moderate southwest winds. High of -4 at 1100 m. 

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with light flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow with light to moderate south winds. Freezing level rising to 1000 m.

On Friday ski cutting produced wind slab avalanches up to size 1.5. Several wet loose avalanches to size 1.5 were also observed. These avalanches were on steep low elevation features.

We suspect small wet loose avalanches will be observed on steep south facing features when the sun comes out.

Around 50 cm of recent snow is settling and bonding well. Wind slabs can be found near ridge tops, below convexities and in steep or extreme terrain in the alpine. Moist snow could be observed on solar aspects when the sun comes out.

A couple of sun crusts exist in the upper snowpack but none have been identified as layers of particular concern. The lower snowpack is thought to be well protected by the dense, wind-pressed layers above, and it is unlikely that avalanches will be triggered on weak, sugary crystals near the ground at this time.

• Minimize your exposure time below cornices.
• Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.