Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Wind speed and direction is uncertain

Light snow and moderate westerly winds overnight, expect a couple of cm by morning. Alpine temperatures around -15 on Sunday with moderate northwest winds and broken skies. Clear and cold on Monday with alpine temperatures around -20 and moderate northwest winds. Clear and cold on Tuesday with light north winds.

There are no new reports of avalanche activity. Some sluffing has been reported in steep terrain.

Surface snow has been facetting during this period of cold weather, and last weeks storm snow has been settling slowly. Areas sheltered from the wind may be developing a new surface hoar layer. The mid-november crust is buried down 100-180 cm and produces variable results in snowpack tests. Moderate results may be more likely in shallower snowpack areas, and deeper snowpack areas may be more likely to show no results on this layer. Professionals continue to monitor the crust for facet develop that may provide a weak layer above a hard sliding surface in the future.