Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

There have been numerous, small to large (size 1 to 2) dry and wet loose avalanches, both natural- and rider-triggered running in steep terrain over the past few days.

On Tuesday there were two reports of size 1.5 skier and snowmobile triggered persistent slab avalanches on a southeast and northwest aspects in the alpine. See details in this MIN here as well as this MIN here.

20 to 30 cm of recent snow is sitting on 30 to 60 cm of faceted old snow. Below this is a persistent weak layer consisting of facets and surface hoar buried in late January.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled, with no other layers of concern.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with 0 to 1 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Friday

Mainly cloudy. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with 5-10 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with 15 to 25 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Fresh snow rests on a problematic persistent slab, don't let good riding lure you into complacency.
• Pay attention to the wind; once it starts to blow, sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
• Loose avalanches may step down to deeper layers, resulting in larger avalanches.
• Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.