Avalanche Forecast

Good - -1

Heavy precipitation on Tuesday should lighten to flurries by Wednesday mid-morning. Strong southwest winds are expected to continue until Wednesday evening, when the wind should clock to the northwest as a ridge of high pressure builds over the interior. The freezing level is expected to rise to near 1000 metres during the evening on Tuesday, and then drop back to valley bottoms. Thursday and Friday should be drier and cooler with alpine temperatures dropping to about -14.0

Natural avalanches up to size 2.0 reported on east and southeast aspects in the alpine that released in the recent storm snow.

The new storm has developed a thick blanket of dry light snow above the cold dry surface. If this new storm warms up a bit, expect a storm slab to consolidate above this cold relatively weak layer. Watch for new windslabs developing due to forecast strong southwest winds. Some surface facetting during the recent cold spell. Strong temperature gradient in the top 30 cm. Stiff windslabs have developed in the alpine and at treeline. Some areas reporting a crust that is now buried by about 50 cm of cold dry light snow. Strong well settled mid-pack. Cornice structures are weak and have been growing fast, and falling off!