North Rockies

A widespread surface crust is creating stable avalanche conditions, but is making travel challenging.

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Trace amounts of dry snow have begun to accumulate atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.

In the midpack, a weak facet layer persists, but has become unlikely to trigger with a supportive crust above.

Areas in the east of the region are largely characterized by a shallow and faceted snowpack.

Tuesday Night

Cloudy, 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop winds, treeline temperature -8 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy with 0 to 2 cm of snow, 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop winds, treeline temperature -8 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 2 cm of snow, 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop winds, treeline temperature - 10 °C.

Friday

A mix of sun and cloud, 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop winds, treeline temperature - 12 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
• Carefully evaluate big/extreme terrain features before committing to them, it's not full "go" time yet.
• Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.