Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Due to the number of field observations

There may be some lingering flurries on Monday with more seasonal temperatures. The next system arrives on Tuesday, with lower freezing levels than we've been seeing lately. MONDAY: Cloudy with isolated flurries. Light to moderate westerly ridgetop winds. Freezing level around 1000 m.TUESDAY: Flurries (10-15cm possible). Light-moderate southerly ridgetop winds. Freezing level around 1000 m.WEDNESDAY: Clearing throughout the day. Moderate westerly ridgetop winds. Freezing level around 1200 m.

No new avalanches reported; however, we currently have very limited observations in this region. Please submit your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Approximately 4-6 cm of snow fell Saturday night into Sunday, followed by rapidly warming temperatures on Sunday morning (to +3 Celsius at ridge crest in many locations).This new snow (or what's left of it) sits on the thick Nov 23rd rain crust, that formed at the end of last week's Atmospheric River (aka Pineapple) event. The depth of the snowpack varies greatly with elevation. Recent reports suggest the average depth is 100+cm in the alpine, 50-100cm at treeline, and decreasing rapidly below treeline where the primary hazards are rocks, stumps, and open creeks. Last week's heavy rain to the mountaintops really shrunk the snowpack and has transitioned much of the snowpack from dry to moist snow. A major feature in the snowpack is a crust which formed at the end of October and may exist approximately 30cm above the ground in some locations. That said, the thick November 23rd crust will temporarily reduce the likelihood of triggering on this layer. We currently have very limited snowpack observations within this region and it is critical to supplement this information with your own observations.