Lingering wind slabs may remain reactive to human triggers at upper elevations.
Watch for reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
Wind slabs may be triggerable in leeward terrain features at upper elevations where the snow stayed dry during the warm weather this week.
Strong solar radiation may trigger small wet loose avalanches.
No new avalanches were reported on Friday.
On Thursday, several naturally triggered wind slabs up to size 2.5 were reported on west/southwest aspects in the alpine, near McBride.
A dusting of snow sits over a crust in most areas, except shady aspects in the high alpine where soft or wind affected dry snow may be found.
A persistent weak layer from early March, 40 to 80 cm deep, most likely exists as surface hoar on sheltered north and east aspects at treeline and above. Its distribution is variable, and there have been no substantial reports of recent avalanches, but it should still be considered when evaluating slopes.
Saturday Night
Clear skies. 10 to 20 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C. Freezing level valley bottom.
Sunday
Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1900 m.
Monday
Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 1800 m.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
