Early season conditions persist with a shallow snowpack.
Be cautious around ridgelines, wind slabs may still react to human triggers.
New and old wind slabs are expected to be found on east and north facing slopes. Greatest reactivity will be found where slabs sit over surface hoar.
No avalanches have been reported in the last 2 days. Reactivity is expected to linger in wind affected features.
Please continue to submit MIN reports and support your backcountry community.
Strong winds will continue to redistribute what snow is available into deposits on north and east facing slopes. Wind loading may be found near ridgelines or at mid slope rollovers.
A layer of surface hoar can be found around 30-50 cm deep. This is most concerning in wind loaded features.
A crust with sugary facets beneath it can be found just above the ground. The snowpack is still shallow for this time of year. Average snowpack depths at treeline range from 65 to 90 cm.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, trace amounts of snowfall possible. Westerly winds increase to 50 km/h. Treeline temperatures around -7 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. Southwest winds, 70 km/h. Treeline temperatures around -6 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with 5-10 cm of snow. Strong westerly winds ease over the day, to 40 km/h. Freezing levels rise to 1200 m by afternoon. Treeline temperatures around -2 °C.
Monday
Sunny breaks in the afternoon. No snow is expected. Freezing levels return to valley bottom, with treeline temperatures around -7 °C. Westerly winds increase again, above 50 km/h.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
