Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Mar 31st, 2019 3:52PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low.

Avalanche Canada mbender, Avalanche Canada

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The weather pattern looks to change midweek. In the meantime enjoy a few more days of warm and sunny spring conditions. Although unlikely, loose wet avalanches have potential to run on steep slopes facing the sun during the warmest part of the day.

Summary

Confidence

High - The weather pattern is stable

Weather Forecast

MONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / light northeast wind / alpine temperature 3 C / freezing level 2000 mTUESDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods / light east wind / alpine temperature 3 C / freezing level 2000 mWEDNESDAY: Mainly cloudy with isolated rain showers or flurries / moderate southwest wind / alpine temperature 0 C / freezing level 1700 m

Avalanche Summary

The most recent avalanche activity was of a skier triggered size 1 wind slab avalanche on Saturday on a north aspect at the upper end of tree line.

Snowpack Summary

There still might still be lingering reactive wind slabs in the north part of the region that formed last week along ridge crests. Higher north aspects above 2000 m still hold dry snow. In most other places snowpack is moist or wet throughout with possibly a crust on or near the surface.

Valid until: Apr 1st, 2019 2:00PM

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