Start early and time your exposure to be out of serious avalanche terrain during the hottest parts of the day.
Wet loose avalanche activity is expected to increase under strong sunshine and high freezing levels. The greatest hazard will be on steep slopes where the snowpack has gone isothermal and wet sluffs may gouge deeply.
No recent avalanche reports, but observations are very limited.
If you're heading into the backcountry, please share what you see on the Mountain Information Network.
Some dry snow may still remain on shady northerly aspects in the high alpine.
A typical spring diurnal pattern is in effect: daytime warming melts the upper snowpack, while overnight cooling usually forms a crust at higher elevations. Freezing levels are expected to soar to 3000 m over the next couple of days, with very limited cooling and crust recovery overnight.
Lower elevations will not refreeze and are experiencing an all-melt, no freeze scenario, and are melting out quickly.
Thursday Night
Clear. 15 to 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 3 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.
Friday
Sunny. 10 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.
Saturday
Mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 15 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 9 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
