Avalanche Forecast

Cool temperatures with daytime sunshine and moderate to strong south west wind.

A strengthening high pressure system will push the storm track to the south of the forecast region.Friday: Trace of new snow, Winds Moderate from the North West, Freezing levels to 500 meters.Saturday: No new snow, Winds Moderate from the North, Freezing levels to 400 meters.Sunday: No new snow, Winds strong from the North, Freezing levels 500 meters.

Careful and cautious route finding when transitioning from scoured areas into areas of wind loaded snow.If choosing to travel in exposed terrain, take time to identify and avoid large areas of drifted and wind transported snow and slopes below cornices. Avoid traveling both above and below cornice features.

Past strong wind has scoured, stripped and pressed areas that are exposed to the wind and as well transported and redistributed the available snow. The wind transported moderate amounts of available low density storm snow. This wind transported snow has buried a surface hoar layer that formed during a brief period of cool and clear conditions. The mid and lower snow pack continues to gain strength and settle during the past period of cool and consistent temperatures. On solar aspects the past forecast experienced a period of clearing and warming and daily unconsolidated snow in the upper snow pack began to refreeze overnight forming a crust on steep solar aspects.

• Surface: A variety of surface conditions exist that include, wind scoured, and wind loaded in areas that are directly lee of winds.
• Upper: A supportive and strengthening bond between the past melt freeze crust down from 15 to 30 cm.
• Mid: A variety of old crusts can be found.
• Lower: Well settled and dense.

High - Very good agreement between weather models and numerous field reports and observations.