Recent storm slabs are likely to remain reactive. Stick to conservative terrain and avoid overhead hazard.
Two surface hoar layers can be found in the top meter of the snowpack in sheltered terrain. They have been unreactive recently, but rapid change due to new snow and warm temperatures may wake them up.
Storm slabs sit on a weak interface and will likely remain reactive.
Natural storm slab and loose snow avalanches size 1 to 2 were reported on Friday.
Looking forward, human-triggered avalanches will remain likely as natural activity subsides.
30 to 60 cm of recent storm snow overlies hard surfaces in wind exposed areas, facets and surface hoar in sheltered terrain, and crust on low elevation solar aspects.
Two layers of surface hoar from January can be found in the top meter of the snowpack.
A layer of facets on top of a crust from early December is buried 100 to 200 cm deep. This layer is generally not a concern in this region.
Sunday night
Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow above 800 m, light rain below. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow above 1000 m, light rain below. 60 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow above 1000 m, light rain below. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow above 1200 m, light rain below. 80 to 90 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +1 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
