Assess local conditions, especially in the early season with limited observations.
The primary hazard continues to be a shallow snowpack with numerous obstacles just below the surface.
Southwest winds are redistributing new snow into fresh wind slabs in lees. You may be drawn to these areas as they will likely have the most snow. Investigate the bond between wind slabs and underlying surfaces before committing.
No recent avalanches have been reported. Information from the field is limited at this time of year. If you are recreating in the mountains please consider submitting a MIN report.
The snowpack is generally very shallow and contains many potential hazards just beneath the snow surface.
At higher elevations, deeper, wind-loaded pockets of snow may sit atop a weak, facetted basal snowpack. Exposed areas are wind scoured.
At treeline, the height of snow ranges from approximately 50 to 100 cm. As you descend to lower elevations, snow depths decrease significantly.
Monday Night
Cloudy with isolated flurries, trace accumulation, southwest alpine winds 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy with isolated flurries, 3 to 6 cm in Torpy area, trace elsewhere in the region, west alpine winds 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -3 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries, trace accumulation, northwest alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.
Thursday
Mainly sunny with no precipitation, southeast alpine winds 10 km/h, treeline temperature -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
