More snow is forecasted for Friday night and Saturday morning. This new snow will increase the avalanche hazard for Saturday.
Problèmes avalancheux
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Likely
Taille
1–2
Moderate to strong winds in the past 48 hours have created touchy wind slab conditions on lee terrain in the alpine.
Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpin
Limite forestière
Sous la limite forestière
Probabilité
Likely - Very Likely
Taille
2–3
At treeline 40-50 cm of settled storm snow sits overtop of the Feb. 14 surface hoar. Althought the natural cycle we saw yesterday is over these slabs remain reactive to skier triggering. This surface hoar problem will not go away quickly.
Weather Forecast
Snowpack Summary
Avalanche Summary
Confidence
Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Friday