The recent storm snow combined with strong winds will make dangerous avalanche conditions, especially at higher elevations.
Stick to low-consequence, conservative terrain.
Recent snow and wind has created storm slabs that will be deeper and and more likely to trigger on leeward and cross-loaded slopes.
No new avalanches reported, but we suspect a natural avalanche cycle occurred and suspect reactive storm and wind slabs will exist on Wednesday.
The recent storm brought up to 60 cm of new snow, building fresh storm slabs at upper elevations. Expect to find deeper deposits of wind-loaded snow on leeward slopes. The new snow sits 60 to 90 cm above a layer of weak, feathery surface hoar crystals.
A 2 to 10 cm thick rain crust can be found down 50 to 100 cm at 1400 m and below.
At treeline we expect a snow depth of 160 to 270 cm or more. Snowpack depth tapers significantly at lower elevations.
Many early season hazards are just below the surface below treeline.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 4 to 15 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy. 1 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 5 cm of snow. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -19 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -23 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
