Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather system is uncertain

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy / Moderate, northwesterly winds / Low 1 C / Freezing level 1000 m.THURSDAY: Cloudy with flurries; 3-10 cm. / Moderate to strong, southwesterly winds / High 1 C / Freezing level 1300 m.THURSDAY NIGHT: Snow; 5-15 cm. / Strong, southwesterly winds / Freezing level 800 m.FRIDAY: Snow; 10-20 cm. / Moderate, southwesterly winds / High -2 C / Freezing level 900 m. SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy / Moderate, westerly winds / High -3 C / Freezing level 700 m.

No avalanches were reported in the region on Tuesday.

Currently, there is a smorgasbord of snow surfaces out there. Sunny skies and a temperature inversion have created crusts on all but northerly aspects. Many north facing alpine slopes are wind-pressed and sheltered north facing terrain have large surface hoar (10-20 mm) and surface facets. Both these crystal types form weak layers, but the surface hoar tends to be more reactive.There have been no recent avalanches reported on the weak layers in the upper snowpack which suggests they are bonding well to the snow above them.The remainder of the snowpack is currently well-settled and strong in most locations.