Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 26th, 2022 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Loose Wet.
Snow Safety,
A forecasted warming trend Sunday will deteriorate snowpack at lower elevations. Even short period of solar inputs may cause higher than expected reactivity of the loose wet problem.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Minimal re-freeze Saturday night at valley bottom. Freezing levels Sunday are expected to reach 2200m with valley bottom high temps near +8. Light precipe with minimal accumulation and moderate to strong winds are forecasted Sunday. The possibility of solar inputs could deteriorate the snowpack structure at lower elevations quickly.
Snowpack Summary
Surface melt freeze crusts extend high into the alpine on solar aspects. On shady aspects, 10cm of snow from Thursday AM is well settled. Several persistent layers are buried in the snowpack, consisting of crusts and/or facets. These are currently unreactive but may wake up in the future as spring heat starts to penetrate deeper in the snowpack.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche observations Saturday. Forecast team observed more evidence of last Wednesdays avalanche cycle.
Confidence
Problems
Loose Wet
Less overnight recovery at valley bottom Saturday and a forecasted warming trend Sunday will increase the possibility of a loose wet problem at treeline and below. Even short period of solar inputs may cause a rapid deterioration of the snowpack.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Treeline, Below Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Mar 27th, 2022 4:00PM
