Avalanche Forecast

High

• Confidence is due to a stable weather pattern with little change expected.

No new avalanches have been observed.

Conditions are spring-like: Loose wet avalanches may be possible as the surface crust melts with daytime warming. This pattern is expected to persist for several more days as we remain under a strong ridge of high pressure.

A thick crust caps the snowpack at upper elevations. This crust may melt and break down during daytime warming, especially on sunny slopes. Below treeline, the snowpack is moist or wet all the way to the ground, and a surface crust may not have formed.

Otherwise, the snowpack is well consolidated, with no current layers of concern. The snowpack height generally varies between 70 to 175 cm at treeline.

Sunday Night
Clear skies. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 3200 m.

Monday
Sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level rising to 3500 m.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Wednesday
Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Periods of low danger may be a good time to increase your exposure.
• A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
• Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
• Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.