Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Sunny skies cloud over by mid-morning with isolated flurries and trace accumulation throughout the day. Freezing levels will rise rapidly and hover around 1700m this afternoon. Ridge winds remain moderate from the SW. Daytime warming and overnight freezing will be the norm for the next several days. A front will bring 10cm snow on Saturday.
Snowpack Summary
Daytime warming and overnight freezes are influencing the snowpack. A10cm surface crust at 1300m this morning will likely brake down by mid-afternoon. Above treeline, 35cm of dry snow overlies 50cm of moist snow. A 6cm wet snow layer down 50cm and several crusts down 40 to 100cm may be triggerable by light loads. Suspect wind slabs near ridges.
Avalanche Summary
No new natural avalanches were observed in Glacier National Park yesterday.
Confidence
Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Storm Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 3
Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 2 - 3