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Verify conditions as you travel.

Avalanche conditions are generally safe, but watch for small, isolated wind slabs near peaks and ridgetops.

• Pay attention to isolated wind affected features in the alpine, as well as cross-loaded features at treeline.
• Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain. Carefully evaluate your line for slabs before you commit to it.

Moderate

• We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

No new avalanches were observed in the region on Wednesday.

A few small wind slabs (size 1) were triggered Monday on south and southeast aspects. Several small dry and wet loose avalanches were triggered in steep terrain on Monday and Tuesday.

Surface conditions are highly variable:

·        In exposed alpine and treeline terrain recent variable wind has scoured ridge tops and formed small wind slabs in lee features.

·        Sheltered treeline features likely still hold up to 20 cm of low density snow.

·         Below treeline A firm crust is on or just below the surface on all aspects.

·        A crust exists on or near the surface on sun exposed slopes.

The melt freeze crust from the atmospheric river event is buried up to 50 cm. The snowpack below this crust is well consolidated.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow at treeline, rain at low elevations. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 mm of rain at treeline, snow in the alpine. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.