Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Great skiing can be found in sheltered areas in the alpine!
Be sure to evaluate your line for wind slab reactivity.
Weather Forecast
Cooling temps and an unstable airmass persist for another few days.
Tonight: Mainly clear. Alpine low -14*C, freezing level (fzl) at valley bottom. Light east wind.
Mon: Mainly sunny, High -9*C, fzl 900m, moderate E wind
Tue: Cloudy with sunny periods. Low -17*C, High -11*C, fzl 600m. Light E wind
Snowpack Summary
Up high, mod-strong SW wind redistributed up to 15cm of new snow, which overlies a crust on all but N'ly alpine slopes where it's on settled dry snow. Below treeline the spring snowpack has undergone several melt-freeze cycles. The March 30th melt-freeze crust is buried 30-70cm deep.
Avalanche Summary
A skier triggered a small wind slab in a lee feature on the north side of Mt Cheops Saturday. Glide cracks have been on the move lately, with a size 2 glide slab avalanche from the S aspect of Mt. Tupper early on Saturday, a size 3 from S Mt. Tupper on Friday.
Confidence
Due to the number of field observations
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
New snow and moderate winds Saturday built fresh windslabs in lees. These may sit over a crust on slopes with sun exposure.
- Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where small avalanches may have severe consequences.
- Watch for shooting cracks or stiffer feeling snow. Avoid areas that appear wind loaded.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2