Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Flathead, Lizard, Lizard-Flathead.
Conditions are generally safe, but small wind slabs may be possible on steep slopes.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
Small (size 1) slab avalanches were reported in wind-affected terrain on Saturday, and similar avalanches are still possible.
Snowpack Summary
Recent winds have impacted most open areas, making soft surfaces scarce, even at lower elevations. About 10 cm of recent snow rests on a variable interface with surface hoar or sun crusts. Below this, the snowpack is strong and bonded, with treeline snow depths averaging 150 to 200 cm.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and cloud. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- This is a good time for exploring terrain.
- Pay attention to isolated wind affected features in the alpine, as well as cross-loaded features at treeline.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Recent winds heavily affected surfaces and potentially formed wind slabs lower on slopes than expected.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5