Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 1st, 2025 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
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Storm slabs sit over a weak layer and may be easily triggerable by riders.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
On Friday and Saturday, natural and skier-triggered storm slabs up to size 1.5 were reported on west to northeast aspects near treeline.
Snowpack Summary
30 to 50 cm of new snow has accumulated since Thursday night. Near ridgetops, southwest wind has loaded the recent snow into leeward terrain features. The recent snow is not expected to bond well to underlying surfaces including a hard crust in most areas, or facets and/or surface hoar on high north aspects.
The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and dense with no layers of concern.
Weather Summary
Saturday night
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures -8 °C.
Monday
Cloudy with 1 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperatures -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
- Look for signs of instability: whumphing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks, and recent avalanches.
- Use small, low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
Problems
Storm Slabs
Storm slabs are not expected to bond well to underlying surfaces and will likely remain reactive to riders through the weekend.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 2nd, 2025 4:00PM
