Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - We are confident the likelihood of avalanche will increase with the arrival of the forecast weather. Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with isolated flurries bringing up to 5 cm. Winds ease to light southwesterlies. Freezing levels below valley bottom. 

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries bringing another 5-10 cm of snow, light easterly winds. Freezing levels at valley bottom, alpine high of -10.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny, moderate winds from the northeast. Chance of isolated flurries. Freezing levels at valley bottom. Alpine high of -20. 

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, light to moderate northeast winds. Chance of isolated flurries. Freezing levels at valley bottom. Alpine high of -20. 

Avalanche activity over the past few days has been limited to small slab and loose avalanches in steep alpine terrain. With the incoming storm we could expect to see larger slabs forming at upper elevations, reactive to human triggers.

New snow will form storm slabs at all elevations. The storm snow will bury a melt freeze crust on solar aspects at all elevations, and hard wind affected surfaces in exposed terrain. 

The snowpack below is well consolidated, with a crust/facet layer found near the bottom of the snowpack. It is currently considered dormant, but could become active later this season. Check out the forecaster blog for more information. 

• Use increased caution at all elevations. Storm snow is forming touchy slabs.
• Storm slabs in motion may step down to deeper layers resulting in large avalanches.
• As the storm slab problem gets trickier, the easy solution is to choose more conservative terrain.