Avalanche Forecast

High

A few size 1 avalanches triggered by explosives in steep terrain.

Thanks for the observations and please continue to post your reports and photos to the Mountain Information Network. It is really helpful for forecasters!

At treeline and above snow continues to accumulate, and settle with the warm temperatures. Near the peaks much as 100 cm has fallen in the past few days, but it's settled to half that. Storm snow amounts lessen and it becomes wetter or frozen at lower elevations, disappearing around 500 to 700 m.

Recent snow covers a rain runnelled crust. Last week's rain storm saturated the snowpack at all elevations and pretty much removed all layering.

Wednesday Night: Dry. Clearing. Freezing level falling to near 500 m. Alpine temps cooling to around -4. Light northwest wind.

Thursday: Dry. Mostly sunny. Freezing level steady near 500 m. Alpine temps remaining cool around -4. Light northwest wind.

Dry. Mix sun and clouds. Freezing level around 700 m and alpine temps just below zero. Light northwest wind.

Incoming weather with around 25 mm precipitation forecast. Strong southerly winds. Freezing level around 700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Make observations and assess conditions continually as you travel.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
• Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.