Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

Over the last few days, numerous wind and storm slab avalanches up to size 2 have been reported, including both natural and explosive-triggered. These avalanches were observed in alpine and treeline terrain on various aspects, with depths ranging from 10 to 40 cm.

An encouraging observation is that none of these avalanches triggered a step-down avalanche on layers deeper in the snowpack.

Recent snow continues to be redistributed by wind at higher elevations, promoting wind slab development in lee and cross-loaded terrain.

Settled powder snow remains in wind-sheltered terrain, while a thin melt-freeze crust exists below approximately 1600 m.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally well-settled and stable.

Snow depths at treeline range from 120 to 180 cm.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with 0 to 4 cm of snow. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Thursday

Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday

Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Pay attention to the wind; once it starts to blow, sensitive wind slabs are likely to form.
• Avoid freshly wind-loaded terrain features.
• Look for signs of instability: whumphing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks, and recent avalanches.