Lizard-Flathead

As you get above the rain crust, start thinking about storm slabs.

Lee areas in the alpine are the most dangerous.

A few small wet loose avalanches were reported on Monday.

Around 10 cm of snow sits over a widespread melt–freeze crust. Beneath this crust, the snow remains moist due to the recent warm and wet weather. Lower elevations are rain soaked and likely will develop a crust overnight.

The mid-snowpack is generally well-settled and well-bonded, sitting above a thick melt-freeze crust that makes up most of the lower snowpack.

Snowpack depths at treeline range from 80 to 150 cm and thin rapidly at lower elevations.

See this report for a good idea of conditions.

Monday Night
Cloudy with 2 to 5 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

Tuesday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with 35 to 45 cm of snow. 50 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy with 5 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
• Start with simple terrain and gather information before committing to bigger features.