Avalanche Forecast

High

Widespread wet avalanche activity was observed on Thursday, up to size 2.5. Avalanches were only observed in the recent storm snow and not reported to have stepped down to the buried weak layers.

Check out this MIN report from Zupjok on Thursday.

Continued activity is expected - with possible persistent slabs, widespread loose wet avalanches, and cornice failures as warming persists.

Expect to find moist or wet snow at all elevations. 30-50 cm of snow from the past week is rapidly settling over a variety of layers including a thin sun crust on south aspects.

There has been evidence of two persistent weak layers roughly 80 to 120 cm deep of facets, crust, and surface hoar. While we have not received many reports of persistent slab avalanches in this region these layers do exist here and neighbouring areas have seen recent very large avalanche activity on these buried weak layers.

Friday Night

Clear skies. 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Freezing levels remain above 3000 m.

Saturday

Sunny. 30km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +7 °C with freezing level steady at 3200 m.

Sunday

Sunny. 20 km/h southerly ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +7 °C with freezing level sustained at 3300 m.

Monday

Sunny. 20 km/h southerly ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +5 °C with freezing levels remaining above 3000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid exposure to overhead avalanche terrain as temperatures increase.
• Cornice failure may trigger large avalanches.
• Keep in mind that wet avalanches can be destructive due to their high density.
• If triggered loose wet avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.