Avalanche Forecast

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We are returning to a more seasonal pattern for the next few days. Tomorrow will start at -10C and warm up to -6C. Sunny aspects and lower elevations will have warmer temperatures climbing to just above zero. Like today, flurries will blow through and give us a few centimeters of snow. Speaking of blowing, the SW winds will be gusty and variable in the alpine, but more or less calm in valley bottoms.

Nothing from the last 24 hours, but evidence of a widespread loose wet cycle is still visible.

We did get a few cm's of new snow today, which is welcome. In most areas the recent warmth has taken a toll with widespread crusts up to treeline elevations. Sunny aspects will now have a thinly buried crust up to alpine elevations. On the shady sides, there is still a series of stacked windslabs that are becoming less reactive as the snowpack cools.

• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
• Avoid lee and cross-loaded terrain.
• Pay attention to isolated alpine features as well as cross-loaded features at treeline.
• Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and sun exposure.
• Avoid sun exposed slopes when the solar radiation is strong, especially if snow is moist or wet