Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Cooling trend continues with light west winds, alpine temps to -9C and mainly cloudy skies. Expect this pattern to continue with isolated flurries forecast, cloudy skies and ridgetop highs in the -10- -15 range.
Snowpack Summary
Last week's storm produced 50cm of storm snow which is now settling and gaining strength. Soft wind slabs should be expected on lee features after mod-strong S-SW winds on the weekend. Jan 4th interface down 60-100cm and is still producing sporadic whumfing and possible to trigger especially in less traveled areas or where snowpack is thin.
Avalanche Summary
Natural avalanche activity has tapered off with the cooling temps, however with clear breaks yesterday evidence of many large recent avalanches were observed. WIth lots of available snow to transport any increase in winds could create a more cohesive slab.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3