Avalanche Forecast

Moderate -

Sunday should be sunny and warm with temps near -3 by the afternoon. Winds will shift to the SW and be light. No precipitation is expected for the next couple of days.

Nothing new observed today, but visibility was limited.

A couple of cm's of fresh snow in the past 24 hours. The wind slabs (numerous generations) still dominate the landscape in the Alpine and open areas at Treeline. While becoming less sensitive to human triggering, be cautious in steep, convex and unsupported terrain. The mid-pack remains quite strong, and by contrast, the basal facets are still weak. The deep persistent slabs are more of a concern in shallow snowpack areas and rocky outcroppings.

Watch for moist snow on solar aspects by Sunday afternoon. The heat could also make the triggering of some features more sensitive.

• Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind exposed terrain.
• Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.
• Avoid shallow snowpack areas, rock outcroppings and steep convex terrain where triggering is most likely.
• Avoid thin areas like rock outcroppings where you're most likely to trigger avalanches failing on deep weak layers.
• Minimize exposure to sun-exposed slopes when the solar radiation is strong.