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
Moderate (2)
Small wind slabs may trigger deeper weak layers creating large avalanches.
Start with conservative terrain and watch for signs of instability.
More Detail
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Snowpack Discussion
Up to 15 cm of new snow is expected by Thursday afternoon, accompanied by moderate southwesterly wind. These conditions will likely build fresh slabs on lee slopes. The new snow will add to the 10 to 25 cm of old storm snow covering a layer of surface hoar in sheltered areas, and a thin sun crust on sun-affected slopes. A persistent weak layer formed at the end of January is now buried approximately 40 to 80 cm. This layer is a crust on sun-exposed slopes, surface hoar in shaded, sheltered terrain, and weak faceted grains elsewhere. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well-settled and strong.
Avalanche Activity
Numerous loose dry sluffs continue to be reported across the region.
Tuesday, a size 2 persistent slab was naturally triggered on a northwest alpine slope. A few wind slabs up to size 2 were also reported.
Monday, skiers remote-triggered a size 2 persistent slab on a south-facing slope below treeline.
On the weekend, several small natural and rider-triggered slabs were reported failing in the recent storm snow. A few isolated ones also ran on the persistent weak layer.