Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Scattered flurries, light northeast winds and a freezing level around 1900m today. Freezing level expected to rise to 2100m Monday with some solar input.
Snowpack Summary
Moist to wet surface layers are now being insulated by storm snow above 1900m. Below 1900 the surface will be super saturated now by persistent rain overnight on top of already moist surface layers.
Avalanche Summary
Prolonged elevated avalanche danger right now. Numerous avalanches to size 3.5 in the highway corridor from the 27-28 of April. Several slab avalanches to size 3 in the backcountry mainly on South through West aspects. These slabs initiated as point releases gathered mass and overloaded a mid pack sliding surface.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Wet
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Very Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3.5
Wet Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 3