Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Uncertainty is due to the timing, track, & intensity of the incoming weather system.

Winds are forecast to increase into the moderate range out of the SW on Wednesday with light snow also forecast with amounts up 5cm. Temperatures in the daytime are forecast to be around -5C under a mainly cloudy sky.   

Loose dry sluffing on all aspects out of steep alpine terrain up to sz 1.5 

15-20cm of recent snow is overlying the March 19th interface. Winds were generally light to moderate in the Alpine out of the SE and isolated windslabs are building in alpine areas along ridgelines and cross-loaded features. Carefully evaluate the bond with the new snow and the March 19th crust on the solar aspects where the bond is the most susceptible to fast sluffing. AS winds increase on Thursday expect windslabs to become more reactive in alpine areas. 

• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
• Be carefull with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
• Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the crust.