Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain. Uncertainty is due to limitations in the field data.

A few days of clear weather before stormy weather arrives on Friday.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with some isolated flurries, light northwest wind, freezing level drops to 500 m, treeline temperatures drop to -5 C.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny with a few clouds, light northwest wind, freezing level climbing to 1000 m in the afternoon, treeline temperatures reach -1 C.

THURSDAY: Increasing cloud with light flurries in the evening, light to moderate southwest wind, freezing level around 800 m, treeline temperatures reach -3 C.

FRIDAY: 5-10 cm of new snow, light southwest wind, freezing level climbing to 1200 m in the afternoon, treeline temperatures reach 0 C.

Slab avalanches are a concern on slopes with accumulations of new snow, especially in wind loaded terrain. No recent avalanches have been reported, but mountain travel and field observations have been very limited over the past few days.

15-25 cm of new snow covers moist and crusty layers that formed over the past week. There is some uncertainty about how well the new snow will bond to these interfaces. The snowpack is well-settled. Snowpack depths diminish rapidly with elevation, with 300-400 cm at treeline and no snow below 700 m.

• Stick to well supported, lower angle terrain.
• Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the old surface.