Avalanche Forecast

High - The weather pattern is stable on Thursday

Increasing cloud cover and light snowfall amounts are forecast with the incoming weather system. The weekend will remain cold.THURSDAY: Cloudy with isolated flurries. Alpine temperatures near -7 with light ridgetop winds from the northwest.FRIDAY: Cloudy with snow amounts 5-10 cm. Alpine temperatures near -10 and ridgetop winds moderate from the northeast.SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -20 and ridgetop winds moderate from the northeast.

On Tuesday, a few skier triggered wind slabs and one natural wind slab up to size 2 were reported. These were mostly triggered from North through East aspects from 1600-2200 m. Natural avalanche activity has tapered off but wind slabs are still reactive to light loads like a person.

Alpine terrain is heavily wind affected to varying degrees on all aspects. The 40-50 cm of new snow from last weekend has been redistributed initially by strong southwesterly winds and now northerly outflow winds. This sits on a crust on all aspects except north and possibly a mixture of weak feathery surface hoar or sugary facets in isolated sheltered terrain at treeline and below. The remainder of the snowpack is generally well-settled.