15 to 25 cm of recent snow may settle into reactive storm slabs, especially in wind affected terrain.
Use small low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
A crust with weak facets above is buried 80 to 180 cm deep. Steep or convex terrain features with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack at treeline and above are the most likely places to trigger this layer.
15 to 25 cm of recent snow may settle into reactive storm slabs, especially in wind affected terrain.
Wet loose avalanches will become increasingly likely when solar radiation is strong.
A few rider triggered size 1 dry loose avalanches and one size 1 storm slab were reported on all aspects at treeline and above on Saturday.
15 to 25 cm of recent snow may settle into reactive storm slabs, especially in wind affected terrain. This snow overlies predominantly crusty surfaces, except for northerly aspects at upper elevations.
A weak layer of surface hoar is down 30-60 cm in isolated, sheltered areas at treeline.
A widespread crust with sugary facets above is buried 80-180 cm deep. Steep or convex terrain features with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack at treeline and above are the most likely places to trigger this layer. However, when a thick surface crust is present, human triggering this layer is unlikely.
Sunday night
Partly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level valley bottom.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries, 0 to 5 cm. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries, 0 to 3 cm. 30 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1500 m.
Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for additional weather information.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
