Small avalanches are possible on sun-exposed and wind-loaded slopes.
Watch your overhead exposure during the heat of the day - Cornices and loose wet avalanches may be easy to trigger when the sun is strong.
Small wet loose avalanches (size 1 to 1.5) have been reported the past few days, especially on sun-exposed slopes. Small wind slabs may have occurred during stormy weather on Wednesday.
Field observations are currently very limited in this region. Please consider sharing your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
5 to 15 cm of recent snow sits above crusts and hard snow. Isolated wind slabs may exist in steep alpine terrain. Melt-freeze crusts near the surface exist to mountaintops on sun-exposed slopes.
Surfaces will transition to wet snow with daytime warming and generally refreeze at night.
Cornices are large and may become weak with daytime warming.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with 1 to 3 cm snow. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 800 m.
Thursday
Clearing skies throughout the day. 15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Friday
Sunny. 15 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +6 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with 1 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
