Avalanche Forecast
Lizard Range and Flathead
Isolated wind slabs may be found at upper elevations. Good quality riding can be found on sheltered, shady slopes.
Avalanche Problem 1: Wind Slabs
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Travel and Terrain Advice
- Be careful with wind loaded areas, especially near ridge crests and roll-overs.
- Use ridges or ribs to avoid pockets of wind loaded snow.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed on Tuesday.
Please submit your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
A variety of snow surfaces exist throughout the region. Stiff wind slabs sit on a wide range of aspects on alpine and exposed treeline slopes. In sheltered treeline and below treeline terrain, I suspect light amounts of low-density snow intermingle with surface hoar and surface facets (sugary snow).
Roughly 30-60 cm below the surface you'll likely find a hard crust that was buried near the end of November. This crust is approximately 30 cm thick and extends from 1600 m to mountain top on all aspects. Below this crust, the snowpack is moist to ground. Average snowpack depths at treeline elevations in the region range from 80-120 cm.
Weather Forecast
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Alpine temperatures near -6 and freezing levels at valley bottom. Ridgetop winds light from the west.
Thursday: Cloudy with alpine temperatures near -8 . Ridgetop winds light from the west.
Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods and possible flurries. Alpine temperatures near -5 and light-moderate ridgetop winds from the southwest.
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Moderate to strong winds on Tuesday have formed wind slabs on a wide range of aspects at higher elevations.