Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 26th, 2019 4:00PM
The alpine rating is Deep Persistent Slabs and Wind Slabs.
, the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems includeSummary
Weather Forecast
Freezing levels Saturday reached 2300m with moderate West winds. Overnight, alpine winds are forecast to increase to strong to extreme as a cold front passes bringing some precip and a cooling trend begins. Midday Sunday should bring and end to the winds as temperatures drop further. Clearing overnight into Monday.
Snowpack Summary
10-20cm of snow over the last week over isolated suncrusts and surface hoar. Widespread wind effect in the alpine creeping into treeline with current winds. Of greatest concern are the weak facets and depth hoar at the base of the snowpack. In thinner snowpack areas with less than 150 cm of snow, triggering a slab on these facets is more likely.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed or reported today.
Confidence
Wind speed and direction is uncertain on Sunday
Problems
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 27th, 2019 4:00PM