Avalanche Forecast
South Coast
Warm temperatures and rain have created difficult riding conditions: heavy down low and icy/crusty up high.
Avalanche Problem 1: Cornices
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Travel and Terrain Advice
- Give cornices a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
- Falling cornices may trigger avalanches on slopes below.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were reported on Monday.
Snowpack Summary
Rain and warm temperatures throughout the weekend saturated the upper snowpack.
At treeline and below, approximately 20cm of wet snow overlies either a crust or moist snow from Monday's rain event a week ago. In high alpine areas like Sky Pilot and the Chehalis Range the more recent (saturated) snow has refrozen into a solid crust.
The mid and lower snowpack are well consolidated with no significant layers of concern.
Weather Forecast
Tuesday: Flurries (5 cm of snow possible) / Light north west winds / Freezing level 1000m
Wednesday: 5-15mm of rain / Light southwest winds / Freezing level 1000m rising to 2000m by noon
Thursday: Wet flurries (5-10cm snow) or rain / Light westerly winds / Freezing level near 2000m
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Large cornices formed a week ago and they may remain fragile. These monsters could surprise with nasty consequences. Use extra caution around ridge crests.