We are entering a massive warm up. Danger ratings indicate the highest avalanche danger for the day.
Time to avoid all avalanche terrain and any exposure to avalanche run outs.
Scramblers be aware of what's overhead and stay out of gully's.
If there were ever a time to avoid cornices, this would be it! With the drastic change in temperatures, Cornices will destabilize.
As the heat comes through the region, overnight freezes will be minimal to non-existent. The snowpack will be in a full time state of melt and weakening
Concern remains for basal instabilities on high north areas. Be cautious in thin areas. This is low probability high consequence.
Loose wet avalanches up to size 2.0 have been observed in the last 24hrs. More significant avalanche activity is expected over the next few days.
With above freezing temperatures and high freezing levels the next few days, finding any quality skiing will be difficult. Overnight freezes will be minimal and even northerly slopes will not maintain much, if any, dry snow. This would be a great time to avoid any exposure to avalanche terrain as this hot weather passes through.
We are entering the big warm up of the spring. Freezing levels are going to rapidly rise to 3900m by Friday, and stay there through the weekend. This is the warm up we have been waiting for. Valley temperatures are forecasted to be in the +20 range.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
