Watch for wind transport building fresh and reactive slabs. Slabs may exist further downslope than you expect.
Sheltered areas hold soft snow with great riding conditions.
Strong northerly winds have built slabs on unusual aspects that may extend into below treeline elevations. Beneath these wind slabs lies a crust, with weak, faceted snow.
No recent avalanche activity has been reported; however, observations have been very limited. A natural avalanche cycle likely occurred earlier this week from strong northeast winds.
Snow surfaces have been affected by recent outflow winds in exposed terrain, and vary from sastrugi, scoured down to old crusts, or hard surfaces. Wind slabs may exist at all elevations, with the best riding found in very sheltered terrain features with no slab properties.
A mid-January crust is buried 30 to 60 cm deep. The snowpack below this layer is well-settled and generally well-bonded.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 60 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
