Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Freezing levels are uncertain

Sunny with cloudy periods for the next few days. No precipitation in the forecast until Friday. Freezing levels will fluctuate with daytime heating rising as high as 1600 m later in the  week.  Light southerly winds for most of the week.

Reports are beginning to surface of small, loose wet avalanches in steep south facing terrain.  A natural cornice failure  was observed at 2300m on a north aspect, but did not trigger an avalanche

Recent storm snow is sitting on a variety of surfaces including a 5 cm thick rain crust that exists up to at 2200m.  Recent southwest winds have shifted new accumulations into wind slabs in lee terrain.  A facet/crust layer buried in mid-March is down approximately 70-130 cm and is still producing hard but sudden results in snowpack tests. This remains a serious concern in the region due to it's potential to produce very large avalanches. Cornices are also a concern these days.  A cornice failure may trigger a large destructive avalanche.  Solar aspects are now becoming active with daytime warming.