Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain on Tuesday

Monday: Increasing cloud with snow in the afternoon. The freezing level is around 500-600 m. Ridge winds should increase to moderate from the S-SW. Tuesday: Periods of snow – 15-25 cm from Monday evening through Tuesday. The freezing level is around 800 m. Winds are moderate to strong from the SW. Wednesday: Cloudy with light snow. The freezing level is near 800 m and winds ease to light from the W-NW.

Some minor loose snow sluffing has been observed but there are no new reports of slab avalanches.

10-15 cm of dry snow sits on a variety of old surfaces including a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects in the alpine, smooth old snow on higher elevation lee slopes, and well-developed surface hoar in sheltered areas at treeline and lower elevations. This dry surface snow is capped by a sun crust on steep solar aspects, or a fresh layer of surface hoar on sheltered and shady slopes at all elevations. Variable winds have created soft wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded terrain in alpine areas. The mid and lower snowpack is generally strong, with the exception of shallow snowpack areas.