Carefully assess and verify conditions as you move through terrain
Use extra caution in shallow rocky terrain, especially on north facing alpine slopes
A weak layer from late January is a concern in shallow north facing terrain in the alpine. Be especially leary of slopes that match this description and have a cornice above.
Pulses of new snow and fluctuating freezing levels will likely keep wet loose avalanches possible.
Dry loose avalanches are also possible where recent snow hasn't formed a slab or become moist .
Small, natural and skier triggered wet and dry loose avalanches continue to be reported in the region.
The upper snowpack is highly variable. A crust exists on or near the surface on all aspects below treeline and on all sun exposed slopes. On north aspects, Up to 20 cm of snow has buried a melt-freeze crust from late March. Below these crusts, the upper snowpack is moist.
A weak layer of facets from late January can be found down 60 to 100 cm.
Precipitation amounts over the next 24hrs could be highly variable due to convection.
Tuesday Night
Mix of cloud and clear skies with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and cloud with up to 10 cm of snow in the afternoon. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 10 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind . Treeline temperature -5 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
