Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
A slight temperature inversion is at play this morning with cooler air in the valley bottoms. A ridge of high pressure continues to block all precipitation. Expect mostly sun with cloudy periods, light NW winds, and freezing levels rising to 1200m. The high pressure system weakens Tuesday, allowing a weak low pressure system to move over the area.
Snowpack Summary
Below 1900m a light dusting of new snow sits on a bulletproof crust. Up to 2200m 15-20cm of light snow sits on the Feb 18 crust/ surface hoar layer. The Feb 14 crust is down 20-25 and is up to 10cm thick. Soft wind slabs on all aspects have formed in exposed areas at treeline and above. Persistent weak layers down 1-1.5m are stubborn to trigger.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed yesterday in the highway corridor. A field team on Mt Fidelity observed cracking in pockets of soft wind slab at treeline. Reports of small skier controlled avalanches on wind loaded pockets near ridgeline.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 3 - 4