Spring weather can often bring variable amounts of precipitation, localized winds, and rapid loading in alpine lee features.
Loose Wet
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Very Likely
Taille
1–2.5
Expect these avalanches to start early on all slopes where the seasonal snow persists.
Wet Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Likely - Very Likely
Taille
1.5–3.5
Warm temperatures, solar radiation, and cornices falling; one, or a combination of these are acting as triggers and creating large destructive avalanches.
Some snow still sticking around at treeline on northerly slopes. Deep persistent slabs are out on most aspects in the alpine and treeline. Large triggers, like cornices still lingering in many alpine areas. Isolated spring storms may create non persistent instabilities, like wind slabs, and sluffing.
Avalanche Summary
The spring avalanche cycle is in full swing with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. Large destructive avalanche are running from all elevations and aspects!