Flurries overnight and through the day may deposit upwards of 20 cm by Saturday afternoon. Expect slab size and reactivity to increase as flurries accumulate.
Avalanche hazard will increase through the day as flurries accumulate. Expect to find fresh and forming storm slabs with deeper and more reactive deposits in areas loaded by wind.
No new avalanches reported. If you are out and about in the mountains, please consider posting your observations to the MIN.
Flurries accumulating overnight and through the day could produce upwards of 20 cm by Saturday afternoon.
At treeline and above, around 10-15 cm fresh snow covers faceted snow or surface hoar. The upper snowpack is mixed: wind-affected surfaces in open areas and softer in sheltered spots, all sitting on the mid-November crust buried 30–50 cm deep. Lower in the snowpack, there are several crusts, and in some areas weak, sugary facets can be found near the ground.
Total snowpack depths are roughly 80 to 120 cm, tapering quickly at lower elevations.
In many areas, especially below treeline, there is not enough snow to smooth out surface roughness or reach the threshold needed for avalanches.
Friday night
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with flurries, 5 to 15 cm of snow. 15 to 25 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy with isolated flurries. 5 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Monday
Cloudy with snow. 10-30 cm. 20 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
