Avalanche Forecast

High

Significant avalanche activity is suspected to have occurred on Saturday but no new reports have come in at the time of publishing.

Several small and large (size 2) rider-triggered storm and persistent slab avalanches were reported on Friday. Some were triggered remotely from up to 40 m away.

Another 20 to 40 cm is expected by the end of the day on Sunday. This will add to the 20 to 30 cm that has buried a variety of weak layers including surface hoar, facets, and a crust at low elevations and on south and west-facing slopes.

The widespread crust buried in early February is near the surface on exposed alpine terrain and down up to 70 cm elsewhere. In most areas, this crust has a layer of facets above it.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with 10 to 20 cm of snow. 35 to 45 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy with 10 to 20 cm of snow. 35 to 45 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. up to 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Mostly clear skies. 15 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -17 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Shooting cracks, whumphs and recent avalanches are strong indicators of an unstable snowpack.
• Fresh snow rests on a problematic persistent slab, don't let good riding lure you into complacency.
• Storm slabs in motion may step down to deeper layers resulting in large avalanches.
• Only the most simple non-avalanche terrain free of overhead hazard is appropriate at this time.