Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - The snowpack structure is generally well understood.

Sunday night: Flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow at higher elevations. Moderate to strong south winds. Freezing level falling to 1500 m.

Monday: Cloudy with around 5 cm of new snow expected at higher elevations with moderate south winds. Freezing level around 2000 m.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of new snow at higher elevations. Light southeast winds and freezing levels around 1800 m.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with around 5 cm of new snow expected at higher elevations. Moderate west wind and freezing level around 1700 m.

Only wet loose avalanches have been reported over the past few days. We suspect that small pockets of wind slab could be found in the alpine. As the freezing level rises small wet loose avalanches are possible.

If you are out in the backcountry please consider filling out a Mountain Information Network report.

Dry snow and pockets of wind slab can still be found on high north facing terrain. The upper snowpack contains several crusts that extend up to mountain tops on solar aspects. Moist snow will likely be observed at lower elevations.

Cornices are very large and exposure to slopes beneath them should be minimized, especially if the weather is sunny, warm, or windy. The snowpack deteriorates rapidly at lower elevations.

• Minimize your exposure time below cornices.
• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.