Avalanche Forecast

High - We are confident the likelihood of avalanche will increase with the arrival of the forecast weather.

Friday night: 5-10 cm of new snow. Strong southwest wind. Freezing level climbing to 800 m.

Saturday: 5-15 cm of new snow. Strong southwest wind. Treeline temperatures around -1 C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Sunday: 10-25 cm of new snow. Moderate southwest wind. Treeline temperatures around -6 C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Monday: 10-20 cm of new snow. Light southeast wind. Treeline temperatures around -4 C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Recent avalanche activity has been limited to small sluffs or soft slabs running above the shallowly buried crust. 

Avalanche activity is expected to be larger and more widespread during the storm on Saturday.

10-25 cm of new snow falls amid strong wind. This new snow falls on top of ~20 cm of settling snow from the past week, sandwiched by crusts above and below. The lower crust is the most prominent and widespread, formed during last week's atmospheric river. There is also a thin breakable crust closer to the surface. We are uncertain about how reactive the recent snow will be as it settles over the upcoming days. Snow depths are roughly 60-120 cm at treeline and the majority of the lower snowpack consists of thick crust layers.

• Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.
• Good day to make conservative terrain choices.
• Stick to well supported, lower angle terrain.