Sunny skies and a rising freezing level will increase avalanche danger during the heat of the day.
Cornices are large at this time of year and will become more prone to fail as they warm up with spring weather. Stay well back from them when travelling on ridgelines and limit your exposure when travelling on slopes below them.
Wet loose avalanche activity is expected to continue during periods of strong sun and with daytime warming. Limit your exposure to steep terrain on sun-exposed slopes and when the snow starts feeling sloppy.
The weekend saw numerous small to large (size 1 to 2) wet loose avalanches that were naturally triggered out of steep, rocky terrain features.
We expect to see similar avalanches in the coming days during periods of sunny skies and an increasing freezing level.
Use plenty of caution along alpine ridges, where cornices may be large.
Moist snow is found on all aspects up to 2000 m, which will freeze into a melt-freeze crust overnight.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong with varying hard snow layers and bonded melt-freeze crusts.
Cornices are large along many alpine ridges.
Monday Night
Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 1 to 3 cm, 30 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -4 °C, freezing level 1300 m.
Tuesday
Morning clouds and afternoon sunny skies with no precipitation, 20 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -3 °C, freezing level 1500 m.
WednesdayMix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, 40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature 4 °C, freezing level 2700 m.
ThursdayMix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, 10 km/h variable wind, treeline temperature 7 °C, freezing level 3500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
