Watch for wind slabs on a variety of aspects as the wind direction changes to northwest in the next few days.
Fresh wind slabs are most likely to be found on west and northwest facing terrain. Watch for wind slabs on a variety of aspects as the wind direction switches to northwest in the next few days.
There no reports of avalanche activity on Monday.
There were reports of a few explosives triggered size 2 storm and wind slab avalanches on northerly aspects in the alpine on Saturday and Sunday.
Last week's snowfall has been redistributed into alpine and treeline lee terrain. The snowpack is generally consolidated and bonding well.
Various melt-freeze crusts can be found in the lower half of the snowpack, which are likely not concerning avalanche layers.
The snowpack is around 120 to 150 cm at treeline and decreases rapidly at lower elevations.
Monday Night
Scattered clouds. 5-15 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 300-500 m.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud. 15 to 25 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 500-700 m.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and cloud. 20-30 km/h west and northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 500 m.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries. 25-50 km/h west and west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
