With a bit recent new snow and wind, keep an eye out for wind slab formation in the lee of ridge crests.
With only 5 to 15 cm of recent snowfall, if a wind slab problem exists it will be confined to isolated pockets in the alpine.
No significant avalanches have been reported in the past few days. If you head out in the backcountry, let us know what you are seeing by submitting a report to the Mountain Information Network.
5 to 15 cm of new snow has fallen on wind-pressed surfaces in the alpine and crust on solar aspects around treeline. Soft older snow may be found in shady, wind-sheltered areas. Weaknesses in the mid and lower snowpack are unlikely to produce avalanches under the current conditions. A weak layer of surface hoar/crust/facets buried in early January is now over 1 m deep in most areas, and has not produced avalanche activity for several weeks. The lower snowpack consists of basal facets, particularly in thin snowpack areas.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, isolated flurries accumulation 1-4cm, light northwest wind, treeline temperature around -6 °C.
Sunday
Cloudy with sunny breaks, no significant precipitation, light to moderate southwest wind, treeline temperature around -5 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud, no precipitation, moderate northwest wind, treeline temperature around -6 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and cloud, moderate southwest wind, treeline temperatures around -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
