Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

Friday Overnight: Increasing cloud cover in the evening. 1-5 cm of new snow with light southwest winds, increasing to moderate in the early morning. 

Saturday: A cloudy day with 10-15 cm of new snow throughout the day. Strong to extreme ridgetop winds from the southwest. Freezing levels rising to 1300m. 

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud with trace new snow. Light northwesterly winds and an alpine high of -11 C. 

Monday: A mainly cloudy day with up to 5 cm on new snow. Light northwesterly winds and an alpine high of -11 C. 

No new avalanches have been reported in the past 24 hours.

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New snow from overnight and throughout the day will sit on a thick rain crust on all aspects below 2400m. In the high alpine (above 2400m) new snow overlies a variety of wind-affected surfaces.

Previously, 2 early season crusts could be found in the snowpack below 2300m. It is likely that rain has mainly eliminated these crusts, and amalgamated the snowpack into a thick rain crust with uniform melt forms below. 

Snowpack depths range from 10-80cm at treeline elevations. Higher elevations may hold a deeper snowpack, but will also be more heavily impacted by recent winds. Rain has washed away the snowpack below 1900m. 

• Fresh wind slabs will likely form throughout the day, diligently watch for changing conditions.
• Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.