Avalanche Forecast

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Thursday night: light flurries bringing up to 2mm of rain. Light westerly winds and a above freezing layer at treeline. 

Friday: light flurries bringing trace amounts of snow to higher elevations. Light west winds with freezing levels around 1200m.

Saturday: stormy with up to 10cm of snow. High of -2 at 1200m. Moderate west winds.

Sunday: light flurries bringing trace amounts of snow with moderate northwest winds. High of -4 at 1200m.

A thick and supportive crust that currently caps the snowpack means avalanche activity is unlikely. It might be possible to find thin and generally inconsequential wind slabs in the alpine.

A thick and supportive crust caps the snowpack on all aspects and elevations. In the alpine it might be possible to find a dusting of dry snow.

Below the crust, 10-60 cm well settled snow and old crust layers sit above the thick late-January crust which extends to mountain top elevations on all aspects. The mid and lower snowpack is considered well settled and strong. 

Shallow snow cover at low elevations leaves many hazards like stumps and creeks exposed at or just below the snow surface.

• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.