Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

Riders reported shooting cracks and small reactive wind slabs near Vantage Ridge on Sunday, check out the MIN here.

On Thursday, a rider-triggered size 2 persistent slab avalanche was reported. This avalanche was on an east aspect at 2100 m. It released on the layer of surface hoar mentioned in the snowpack summary below.

Looking forward, we expect small storm slabs to remain reactive to human triggers, particularly at upper elevations and on lee slopes.

20 to 35 cm of storm snow has accumulated in the alpine since last Saturday. Another 5 to 20 cm are expected to fall overnight and throughout the day Tuesday.

Strong southerly winds are expected to form deeper deposits on north-facing slopes.

A crust or moist surface snow are expected at lower elevations.

40 to 90 cm of snow overlies a crust on south aspects and all aspects below 1800 m from early December. A layer of surface hoar could be found just above this layer in sheltered terrain at treeline.

Snow depths at treeline are around 90 to 140 cm. You can check out a snowpack conditions update here.

Monday NightCloudy with 5 to 15 cm, falling as snow above 1500 m. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

TuesdayCloudy with 0 to 5 cm, falling as snow above 1400 m. 40 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy with 0 to 3 cm, falling as snow above 1300 m. 45 to 55 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.

Thursday

Cloudy with 2 to 7 cm, falling as snow above 1000 m 15 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
• Be alert to conditions that change with elevation, aspect, and exposure to wind.
• Be aware of the potential for large avalanches due to buried weak layers.