South Rockies

20 to 30 cm of recent snow and southwest wind may have formed wind slabs in isolated locations below alpine ridgetops.

Use caution when approaching steep and rocky terrian.

Several rider triggered size 1 dry loose avalanches were reported on Friday.

Data is limited in this region. Please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Strong solar radiation has formed a surface crust everywhere except north facing terrian at upper elevations.

20 to 30 cm of recent snow overlies a crust on all but north facing aspects in the alpine.

A widespread crust with facets above is down 80 to 120 cm. Steep or convex terrain features with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack at treeline and above are the places where it may still be possible to trigger this layer with large loads.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7° C. Freezing level valley bottom.

Sunday

Mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h variable direction ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1° C. Freezing level 1900 m.

Monday

Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5° C. Freezing level 2600 m.

Tuesday

Sunny. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 8° C. Freezing level 3100 m.

Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for additional weather information.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
• If triggered loose wet avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.
• Cornice failure may trigger large avalanches.