Avalanche Forecast

Showers should end by Wednesday with clearing skies, light winds and relatively cool temperatures. Recent snow may have only amounted to a few inches over the past few days, but in some areas above treeline there may be slightly more recent snow. 

For those slopes above treeline with enough snow to present an avalanche hazard...

It's April, so be aware of the increased solar input reaching more aspects and affecting the snow surface quickly. Loose wet avalanches involving shallow amounts of recent storm snow will be be possible Wednesday at higher elevations. 

Due to the continued cool weather, cornices won't be listed as an avalanche problem, but use caution on slopes below cornices and on ridges where it can be hard to know if a cornice is present.

The storm snow received mid to late March at Hurricane Ridge mostly melted near and below treeline during warm and occasionally rainy weather. 

A pair of cool frontal systems caused very light accumulations at Hurricane Ridge on Tuesday and again on Friday. Showers over the past several days may have added a few more inches of snow for some of the Olympic range, but little or no new snow has accumulated near Hurricane Ridge. Unfortunately, we are still a long way off from building a meaningful snowpack in the Olympic mountains as we head further into spring, as any new snow received doesn't last long with the lengthening daylight and increased sun angles.     

No recent snowpack observations have been received from the Olympics and most areas near and below treeline in the Olympics do not have enough snow to cause an avalanche danger.