Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 5th, 2025 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Loose Wet.
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Keep an eye on the effects of warming and solar input throughout the day
Avalanche activity will likely increase when the snow surface feels moist
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported in the past 3 days at the time of publishing. We suspect that human triggered avalanches could have occurred during the day on Wednesday.
Snowpack Summary
5 to 20 cm of new, dense  snow has fallen over a widespread surface crust in the past couple days. Beneath, the upper snowpack is moist.
The snow surface will likely become moist during the day on all aspects and elevations except for high north facing slopes.
Where still intact, a crust buried in January may be found 100 to 150 cm deep. Below this, the snowpack is well-bonded and stable. At lower elevations, snow coverage is thin.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C, potential for inversion with colder temperatures at lower elevations.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 15 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Freezing level rising to 1700 m.
Friday
Increasing cloud throughout the day with up to 20 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 10 to 60 mm of mixed precipitation. 30 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Freezing level around 1600 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
- Use ridges or ribs to avoid areas of wind-loaded snow.
- Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and sun exposure.
- Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind slabs could become more sensitive to rider triggering throughout the day due to solar input.
Aspects: East, South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Loose Wet
Wet loose avalanches will increase in likelihood throughout the day with rising freezing level and solar input.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 6th, 2025 4:00PM
