Lizard-Flathead

Assess steep lines before committing.

Small, isolated wind slabs may be reactive due to the surface hoar beneath them.

High

• We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

On Monday and Tuesday the recent snow produce sluffing in steep terrain and a few small, isolated wind slabs.

No new avalanches were reported on Wednesday.

The snow surface is variable. On sheltered features 5 to 15 cm of recent snow sits over a surface hoar crust combo. In sun exposed terrain a sun crust is likely, on high north facing terrain pockets of wind deposited snow exist.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Thursday Night
Cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.

Friday
Cloudy. 2 to 3 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 4 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow at treeline with rain below treeline. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
• Carefully evaluate big and steep terrain features before committing to them.
• Wind slabs are isolated, but may remain reactive.