Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

No new avalanches have been reported in the past few days. This should stay the same until the region receives more snow.

Observations are limited this time of year. Please consider filling out a MIN report if you do head out in the backcountry! 🙏

Surface conditions are a mix of increasingly large surface hoar topping a few cm of faceting snow in shaded, sheltered areas, sun crust on steep south and west-facing slopes, and heavy wind effect on exposed terrain at treeline and above.

A crust with facets or depth hoar beneath it exists near the ground.

Expect early-season conditions with a shallower-than-average snowpack. At treeline, snowpack depths are between 30-80 cm. Below treeline, snowpack depths taper quickly.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with isolated flurries, minimal accumulations. South or southwest alpine wind 5 to 15 km/h.

Friday

Cloudy with isolated flurries continuing from overnight, less than 5 cm total accumulation. Southwest alpine wind 10-20 km/h. Treeline temperature -7°C.

Saturday

Cloudy with flurries continuing from the overnight period bringing 10-15 total cm of new snow. Southwest alpine wind 30-50 km/h. Treeline temperature -5°C.

Sunday

Cloudy with snowfall, 10-15 cm accumulation. South alpine wind 40-60 km/h. Treeline temperature -5°C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
• Winter conditions may exist in gullies, alpine bowls, and around ridgelines.
• Early season avalanches at any elevation have the potential to be particularly dangerous due to obstacles that are exposed or just below the surface.