Carefully assess for wind slab as you travel.
Wind slab may exist on all aspects and elevations due to variable strong wind over the past few days.
Wind slabs have formed over hard, old snow and facets that they likely won’t bond well to.
Wind has come from a variety of directions. Wind slab could exist on all aspects but The largest and most reactive slabs will be on north and east slopes.
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Reports in this region are limited, please post any photos or observations to the MIN if you head out.
Up to 30 cm of previous storm snow has been variably distributed, wind loading and scouring could be found on any aspect. This snow overlies old wind pressed snow and facets.
A layer of facets or a crust, from mid February, may be found down 20 to 60 cm. This layer is more prominent at Haines Pass.
The late January crust is buried 50 to 100 cm deep. Below 1350 m. Surface hoar may linger above this layer on sheltered north to east aspects. This layer is more prominent on the inland side of the White Pass.
Facets or depth hoar exist at the base of the snowpack and may be a concern in the inland side of the region where the snowpack is shallower.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.
Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 25 to 45 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -24 °C.
Monday
Sunny. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -26 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
