Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

No new avalanches were reported in the past couple of days.

Around 20 cm of new snow has buried a variety of layers including surface hoar in sheltered terrain, a crust on south and west facing slopes as well as old wind slab on exposed terrain. A new crust may be found on sun exposed terrain and all aspects below treeline.

Another layer of surface hoar is down around 30 cm in sheltered areas.

The widespread crust buried in early February is down 40 to 60 cm and has sugary facets on top.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 35 to 45 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow. 35 to 55 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Partly cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow. 10 to 15 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Mostly cloudy with up to 10 cm of snow, clearing during the day. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -16 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully monitor the bond between the new snow and old surface.
• Look for signs of instability: whumphing, hollow sounds, shooting cracks, and recent avalanches.
• Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.