Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain.

Friday night: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 10-15 cm, 30-40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -3 C, freezing level 500 m.

Saturday: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5-10 cm, 30-40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Sunday: Overnight snowfall around 5 cm then cloudy with sunny periods, 10-20 km/h southwest wind, alpine temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Monday: Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 40-60 cm, 60 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -1 C. Freezing level 1500 m.

No recent avalanches were reported. Avalanche activity will increase in the coming days as new slabs form. The snow may remain quite reactive if it doesn't bond well to the melt-freeze crust.

New snow falls with strong southwest wind. Storm totals of 15-25 cm are expected by Saturday evening in most areas. The snow falls on a hard melt-freeze crust on all aspects up to 1500 m and to the mountain tops on sun-exposed slopes. The snow falls on variable wind-affected snow on northerly aspects above 1500 m.

A few other melt-freeze crusts are found in the top 100 cm of the snowpack but appear to be progressively bonding.

The remainder of the snowpack is well-bonded.

• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
• Wind slabs may be poorly bonded to the underlying crust.
• Watch for avalanche hazard to increase throughout the day.
• Large cornice falls are dangerous on their own.