With a forecast of fresh snow falling with strong winds, expect to find an increasingly reactive snowpack and avalanche hazard highest at the end of the day.
Upwards of 40 cm of fresh snow is forecast to accumulate throughout Friday, falling with strong winds. Expect slabs to become more reactive by the end of the day. At lower elevations, the snowpack may be below the threshold for avalanches.
Be cautious at lower elevations where rain or wet snow falls on old snow instead of bare ground. This may not end up being much of a problem if the freezing level is as low as forecasted.
Thursday Night
Cloudy. Up to 10 cm of snow by Friday morning above 1000 m. Moderate southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -3 °C.
Friday
Snowing. 20-40 cm of snow accumulating in the mountains by 4 pm. Strong southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature around -2 °C.
SaturdayCloudy. Up to 80 mm of precipitation in 48 hrs (falling as snow and ending early morning). Moderate west ridgetop wind. Treeline low around -6 °C.
SundayMix of sun and clouds. no precipitation. Light west ridgetop wind. Treeline low around -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
