Stormy weather continues, creating dangerous avalanche conditions at higher elevations.
Stormy conditions persist, producing widespread storm slabs, particularly at higher elevations. Deeper and more reactive slabs are expected in wind-loaded, northerly terrain.
No recent avalanche activity has been directly observed in the past several days. However, a widespread avalanche cycle in neighboring regions suggests that significant natural avalanche activity has likely occurred since Tuesday.
Natural avalanche activity remains possible with continued storm snow accumulation.
Recent storm snow continues to accumulate, with strong southerly winds, redistributing snow in alpine terrain.
A melt-freeze crust buried earlier in the week is now located approximately 40 to 80 cm below the surface at higher elevations, with wet, dense snow beneath it.
Deeper in the snowpack, a crust with facets, formed in mid-November, may exist 100 to 160 cm below the surface.
Total snowpack depths range from roughly 100 to 200 cm at higher elevations, thinning rapidly below treeline.
Thursday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy. 15 to 30 cm of snow. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
