Regions
Northwest Inland.
Warm and sunny weather means that hazard will increase during the day as the sun comes out and temperatures rise.
Weather Forecast
TUESDAY NIGHT - Clear with could periods / light southwest wind / alpine low temperature near +3 / weak temperature inversionWEDNESDAY - Sunny with cloudy periods / west wind, 15-35 km/h / alpine high temperature near +3 / freezing level 1700 m THURSDAY - Cloudy with sunny periods / south wind, 15-45 km/h / alpine high near +1 / freezing level 1500 m FRIDAY - Cloudy with scattered flurries, trace to 5 cm / east wind, 20-35 km/h / alpine high temperature near +1 / freezing level 1600 m
Avalanche Summary
The likelihood of loose wet avalanches on sun-affected slopes will increase throughout the day as the sun comes out and temperatures rise.
Snowpack Summary
Sun exposed slopes in the alpine and all aspects at treeline and below are becoming moist to wet during the heat of the day. In these areas, spring conditions are in effect; the avalanche hazard will fluctuate greatly depending on the strength of the overnight freeze and how quickly the snowpack is warmed up each day. Dry snow may still be found on shady slopes in the alpine. At these locations, 30-50 cm of well settled snow overlies a layer of facets (sugary snow) that was buried around March 10th.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.