Start on small slopes and watch for signs of fresh, reactive wind slabs before committing to steeper or more complex terrain.
Fresh snow and strong wind are continuing to form wind slabs. Fresh slabs tend to be the most likely to avalanche, but I'd continue to be wary of any wind-loaded slope.
No new avalanches have been reported in the last few days.
If you are heading into the backcountry, please share any observations with the Mountain Information Network.
20 to 45 cm of settling snow overlies wind-affected surfaces, crusts or strong, settled snow. Strong to extreme westerly wind redistributed the recent snow farther downslope than normal.
The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated with no layers of concern.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 5 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 70 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 5 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 10 mm of precipitation as snow or rain at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
