Valentine's day will see a mix of light snow and periods of clear skies. Winds will be moderate to high at ridgetops as the trough of Low pressure moves out of our region overnight Tuesday.

With the possibility of strong Southerly winds the threat of natural avalanches and certainly human triggered avalanches in the alpine region remains High. Depending on the intensity of winds, the size of avalanches may still be quite large due to the potential of focused wind-loading. In the alpine region, travel outside the ski area boundary is not recommended, notably in potential avalanche runout zones.

A note about the ski area avalanche mitigation: After a storm the chairlift will not operate until avalanche paths within the ski area have been managed from above. On Tuesday the ski patrol will make every attempt to access the upper mountain despite high winds to perform avalanche mitigation. Until winds allow teams to manage these avalanche paths, the chairlift will remain on hold.

A repeat of windy conditions overnight will create soft slab hazard on Northerly aspects near treeline. These slabs may be easily triggered and should produce small to medium sized avalanches. Below Treeline the hazard is Moderate.

Please join the avalanche forecasters from the Gulmarg Avalanche Information Center for a free avalanche awareness talk. 7pm Tuesday at Hotel Pine Palace Heritage.