Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Saturday

Thursday: Cold and cloudy. Light flurries at most. Light winds. Friday: Light snow.  Remaining cool. Winds increasing to moderate SW Saturday: Light to moderate snow. Strong SW winds. Temperatures increasing. An inversion (warmer temperatures at ridge top than in the valleys) may form.

No new avalanches have been reported, although the November persistent weaknesses continue to be our primary concern. Avalanche activity on these deep layers is expected to be less frequent, although the potential consequences of a release continue to be severe.

Fluffy low density snow overlies a variety of surfaces which may include wind slabs at higher elevations and a hard rain crust that extends to about 1900m. Approximately 100cm below the surface you'll likely find weak crystals which formed throughout early and mid-November. These weak crystals include facets on a hard rain crust, and surface hoar (which may also sit on a crust on steep southerly slopes). Recent "pops and drops" snowpack test results suggest the layers can still be human triggered, and if triggered, are capable of producing wide propagations and large avalanches.