Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

There are no recent reports of avalanche activity, however, we suspect a natural avalanche cycle is ongoing with warm, and wet conditions.

Rain or wet snow has saturated the upper snowpack at lower elevations. At higher elevations recent snow has buried a variable melt-freeze crust.

In the mid-snowpack, a reactive crust/facet combination may exist in high alpine terrain.

Otherwise, the mid and lower snowpack contains a series of old crusts and is currently well-bonded and strong.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with 2 to 10 mm of rain at treeline and below with snow at higher elevations, southwest alpine winds 30 to 40 km/h, freezing levels around 1500 m.

Friday

Cloudy with 5 to 20 mm of rain at treeline and below with snow at higher elevations, south alpine winds 60 to 70 km/h, freezing levels around 1500 m.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 20 mm of rain, south alpine winds 60 to 70 km/h, freezing levels around 2400 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with 20 to 50 mm of rain, south alpine winds 90 to 100 km/h, freezing levels around 2800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The more the snow feels like a slurpy, the more likely loose wet avalanches will become.
• Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.
• Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.