Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - The weather pattern is stable

FRIDAY NIGHT: Light snowfall starting overnight with accumulations of 2-4 cm, strong wind out of the south, alpine temperatures around -7 C.SATURDAY: Light flurries easing off throughout the day with trace accumulations, strong wind out of the southwest, alpine high temperatures around -5 C.SUNDAY: Light snowfall with 5-10 cm accumulations, strong wind out of the south, freezing level climbing to 700 m with alpine high temperatures around -5 C.MONDAY: Light flurries with trace accumulations, strong wind out of the southwest, alpine high temperatures around -5 C.

No recent avalanches have been reported. However, we currently have very limited observations. If you have been out, please submit any observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

We currently have very limited snowpack observations, so it is critical to supplement this information with your own observations. Expect an average snow depth of 60-120 cm in the alpine. This decreases dramatically with elevation where the primary hazards are rocks, stumps, and open creeks.There were reports of feathery surface hoar growing on the snow surface last weekend (see this MIN report), however, recent winds have likely changed the snow surface conditions and formed stiff wind slabs in open terrain. A hard crust has been reported 10-20 cm below the surface, and in some locations there is an early season crust with facets near the bottom of the snowpack.