Avalanche Forecast

Poor - Due to the number of field observations on Sunday

Expect a brief break in the wet weather to continue overnight and into Sunday. The next system should move into the Southeast regions on Sunday night or early Monday morning bringing moderate precipitation and Southwest winds. The Monday system is expected to be quickly followed by a large frontal system (warm, windy, and wet) on Tuesday.

We have no reports of avalanches from this region. I suspect that recent storm slabs in the alpine may be easy to trigger where they are associated with a crust and/or facets.

As we begin our forecasting season we are working with very limited field data. If you have been out in the mountains, please send us a note with your observations to [email protected].Early reports indicate there is currently not enough snow to ski or ride at treeline and below. Pockets of skiable terrain exist in the alpine, although access to these areas will likely be a challenge and many early season hazards exist. These pockets of high elevation terrain are the area's most likely to have an avalanche problem, especially as the storm slab develops with forecast snowfall. The developing storm slab may not bond well to the old surface of crusts, facets, and wind slabs.