Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

No avalanches have been reported since last week.

Avalanche activity will begin ramping up with the arrival of the incoming storms.

Please consider filling out a MIN report if you are out in the backcountry.

New snow will overlie a variety of surfaces including; a crust on steep south facing slopes in the alpine, a crust with surface hoar above it at treeline and a crust where snow exists below treeline. The above mentioned surface hoar could become a problem in the near future with subsequent storms.

Below the surface is 10 to 20 cm of faceted snow over a crust from mid November.

Above about 1600 m, snowpack height ranges from 50 to 100 cm, increasing with elevation.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of new snow expected, southeast alpine wind 20 to 35 km/h, treeline temperature -6°C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with up to 3 cm of new snow expected, southwest alpine wind 25 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -5°C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy , up to 15 cm of new snow by early morning with trace amounts during the day, southwest alpine wind 40 to 60 km/h, treeline temperature -3°C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, up to 25 cm of new snow expected, south alpine wind 60 to 80 km/h, freezing level rising to 2100 m.

 

 

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Winter conditions may exist in gullies, alpine bowls, and around ridgelines.
• Early season avalanches at any elevation have the potential to be particularly dangerous due to obstacles that are exposed or just below the surface.
• Travelling on skis is hazardous due to a very shallow mountain snowpack.
• Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.