Avalanche Forecast

High - The weather pattern is stable

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. The freezing level is around 500 m. Winds are light. Monday: Mainly sunny. The freezing level is near 500 m but an above freezing layer near ridge top is possible. Winds are moderate from the SW. Tuesday: Mainly cloudy with snow potentially developing. The freezing level is around 800 m and winds increase to strong from the S-SW.

No new avalanches have been reported but watch for loose snow sluffing in steep terrain and sun-exposed slopes, and small wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded terrain in the alpine.

Up to 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 could be capped by a sun crust on some steep solar aspects, or a fresh layer of surface hoar on sheltered and shady slopes. 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.