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March 1, 2010
Valid Until Sunday, March 3.
DANGER RATINGS (Make sure you understand the danger level meanings)
| Outlook | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | CONSIDERABLE |
CONSIDERABLE |
MODERATE |
| Treeline | MODERATE |
MODERATE |
MODERATE |
| Below Treeline | LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
Below Treeline areas especially on the East slopes of the Island are becoming below threshold for avalanches. This is not the case however further west as the snowpack deepens.
Confidence: Good. Little precipitation expected over the next forecast period
Main Concerns:
- New storm snow instabilities.
- Localized surface hoar layers.
Weather:
Small amounts of new snow and freezing levels gradually dropping to below 1000m. Moderate winds from the South East
Avalanche Activity:
No Natural activity has been observed
Snowpack:
Our recent storm snow instabilities should prove to be less reactive as warm temps help to strengthen the new snow to the old surfaces. Windslabs can still be found in certain areas such as lee terrain and cross loaded terrain features. Moist snow near the surface will start to strengthen as our freezing levels drop continuously from around 1600m on Monday to below 900m on Wednesday.
Terrain Discussion:
Caution should still be taken in alpine lee terrain due to lurking windslabs. Be aware that although recent reports show that our surface hoar layer seems to be less of a concern the potential to trigger in the right snow pack characteristic or terrain feature is still there.
Outlook:
Cloudy with some light snow over the next 3 days.