Until cold temperatures lock in this warm and wet snowpack, dangerous avalanche conditions and poor riding quality will exist.
Wet slab and wet loose avalanches are likely when the upper snowpack is saturated from rain and elevated freezing levels. They may be stepping down to buried weak layers in the mid and lower snowpack resulting in very large avalanches.
Several wet loose and wet slabs up to size 2 have been reported in the region. These avalanches were reported from 2000 m.
Wet snow exists in the upper snowpack to mountain top.
A layer of facets formed during the mid January cold snap sits 30-50 cm deep. Another weak layer consisting of a crust and facets is down 50 to 100 cm.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with light rain expected, south alpine wind 20km/h, freezing level around 2000 m.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with light rain/snow expected, southwest alpine wind 15 to 20 km/h, freezing level around 2000 m.
Thursday
Cloudy with light rain/rain possible, southeast alpine wind km/h, freezing level rising to 1900 m.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, southeast alpine wind 10 to 20 km/h, freezing level rising to 1900 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
