The size and likelihood of triggering an avalanche will increase with incoming weather. Adjust your terrain choices appropriately.
Storm slabs continue to develop at all elevation bands. Reactivity and slab size will be greatest at higher elevations, where more recent snow has accumulated and bed surfaces are more uniform.
No recent avalanche activity has been reported at this time. Storm slab reactivity will increase as new snow accumulates throughout the weekend.
Please consider posting a MIN if you are heading out in the backcountry!
By Saturday morning, as much as 30 cm of new snow may have accumulated in the previous 24 hours. This will create a significant new load, with 40 to 60 cm of recent snow now overlying a surface hoar layer in sheltered terrain and a thin sun crust on south-facing slopes, increasing the likelihood of touchy storm slabs.
A supportive melt–freeze crust is found 60 to 90 cm below the surface in the mid-snowpack.
Average treeline snow depths range from 90 to 140 cm, tapering off quickly at lower elevations.
Friday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 900 m.
Saturday
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 700 m.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 25 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
