Seek out areas with soft snow on the surface and avoid areas with wind effect in steep terrain.
Recent winds have formed slabs on all aspects; however, the most reactive are likely found in south to east facing terrain. Approach ridgelines, mid slope rolls and crossloaded features with caution.
On Tuesday,
A few small and large (size 1 up to 2.5) wind slab avalanches were reported in the region, on a variety of aspects in the alpine.
On Monday,
Numerous small (up to size 1.5) human triggered avalanches were reported on all aspects.
2 large (size 2.5) natural avalanches were reported on south aspects in the alpine.
Explosive control in the region continues to produce large avalanches (to size 3)
The surface snow has been redistributed into deeper deposits at higher elevations by strong winds. In the Monashees, a crust is buried 30-40 cm deep.
The prominent mid December crust is buried up to 110 cm deep and is present up to 2300 m. Several weak layers persist in the lower snowpack, but concern is limited to higher-elevation terrain where the crust above is absent. Triggering is considered unlikely, except with large loads.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear skies. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Friday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy. 10 to 25 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
