Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Rating
Low (1)
The snowpack is generally stable, it may be a good time to explore more complex terrain.
Continue to use good travel habits and exercise caution on committing slopes
More Detail
To get the complete forecast with additional graphics and details, please view the Avalanche Canada Zone forecast provided by Avalanche Canada.
Snowpack Discussion
Widespread wind affect including sastrugi can be found in many open upper elevation areas. Lingering pockets of wind slab may exist on leeward slopes. Soft snow may still be found in shady, sheltered areas.
A thin layer of 2 to 5 cm of recent snow is covering a variety of surfaces. On slopes facing the sun, thin wind slabs may be covering a sun crust. In sheltered areas, you may find a few centimeters of soft snow covering facets or surface hoar.
The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded, with no current layers of concern. Treeline snow depths average 150 to 200 cm in the Lizard and Flathead areas, and around 60 to 100 cm elsewhere
Avalanche Activity
A few small, size 1, loose dry avalanches were reported out of steep headwalls in the Lizard Range on Friday. No recent slab avalanches have been reported.
With the current weather forecast and snowpack conditions, we foresee both natural and human-triggered avalanches to remain unlikely.
If you venture into the backcountry, please consider submitting your observations to the MIN.