Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

No new avalanches were reported at the time of publishing today.

Numerous natural and human-triggered large (size 2) avalanches, 30 to 90 cm deep, were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were remotely triggered from far away. The activity was on all aspects, treeline and above, and often involved buried facets.

The snowpack has two buried weak layers of concern:

• A layer of facets and surface hoar buried 30 to 60 cm deep, covered by a thin crust at lower elevations but remaining active higher up. This started as a storm slab and has persisted as a problem.

• A crust and facet combo from the new year down 80 to 100 cm. This layer seems to be becoming active now that it has a significant load over it from the continued trickle of snow.

Currently, the mid and lower snowpack is generally well-bonded, featuring a thick crust near its base.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -6 °C.

Friday

Cloudy with a trace of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Saturday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level climbing to 1800 m by the afternoon.

Sunday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow or rain, southwest alpine winds 20 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature 2 °C, freezing level climbing through the night and reaching 2700 m by the afternoon.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Make conservative terrain choices and avoid overhead hazard.
• Avoid steep convex slopes.
• Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.