Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 31st, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
Jeffrey Mitchell,
Be on the watch for pockets of wind slabs and avoid them. Great skiing on the north aspects.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Friday
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: High -5 C.
Ridge wind southwest: 15-35 km/h.
Freezing level: 1500 metres.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with scattered flurries.
Accumulation: 5 cm.
Alpine temperature: Low -10 C, High -5 C.
Ridge wind west: 10-30 km/h.
Freezing level: 1500 metres.
Snowpack Summary
Sun crust on solar slopes to Mountain top. Melt Freeze crust on polar slopes up to 2200m, settled snow on north aspects above. Mar 23rd sun crust (all elev.) and Melt Freeze Crust (all asp, up to 2100m) are present in the upper snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
Significant natural and explosives controlled avalanche cycle up to sz 3 wet slabs on solar aspects, all elevations observed on Tuesday. Spring diurnal cycle in full swing!
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Previous snow at tree line and above has settled into soft slabs with warmer temperatures and Light winds.
- Watch for signs of instability such as whumphing and cracking.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Apr 1st, 2022 4:00PM
