Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain.

SUNDAY NIGHT - Flurries, 5-10 cm / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine low temperature near -4 

MONDAY - Flurries, 5-10 cm with another 10-15 cm overnight / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine high temperature near -2 

TUESDAY - Flurries, 5-10 cm / moderate to strong southwest wind / alpine high temperature near -4 

WEDNESDAY - A mix of sun and cloud / light northwest wind / alpine high temperature near -6

Reactive storm slabs are expected to be widespread on Monday, and human triggered avalanches remain likely.

At the time of publishing, there were several reports of size 1-1.5 natural and human triggered avalanches in the region on Sunday.

10-20 cm of new snow is expected to accumulate between Sunday night and Monday afternoon. This will bring total recent fresh snow amounts to 25-50 cm, which sits on firm wind affected snow at upper elevations, on surface hoar in some sheltered areas, on a melt-freeze crust below 1600 m, and on a sun crust on south-facing slopes.

In the south, the underlying snowpack is well consolidated. In the north, a melt-freeze crust from early December may be found 100 to 200 cm deep. Recent reports suggest that this layer is gaining strength and it has been unreactive in recent weeks.

• Conditions are expected to deteriorate throughout the day.
• Dial back your terrain choices if you are seeing more than 20 cm of new snow.
• Minimize exposure during periods of heavy loading from new snow and wind.