Glacier

Little bits of new snow are falling on widespread surface hoar. There's not enough for big avalanches but sluffs could be running fast!

Unfortunately there's also not enough new snow to dramatically improve the riding yet.

Moderate

• We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

Surface sluffing, large enough to bump a person from their feet, was reported in steep, N-facing terrain in the Asulkan Valley mid week. This was from the faceted upper snowpack.

Neighbours are reporting pin wheeling off of steep, rocky, solar aspects and the occasional natural cornice release.

A light dusting (<5cm) has covered the widespread surface hoar/crust. The surface hoar is on most aspects and elevations, while the crust it sits upon is highly variable. The crust is generally more supportive on solar aspects, but weakening/faceting on polar aspects.

The mid and lower snowpacks are generally well settled and strong. A thin surface hoar layer, down approximately 1 m below the surface, has shown no recent reactivity and continues to break down.

The drought is ending (sort of), with 15cms of snow in the forecast for the later half of the week.

Tonight: Cloudy, trace snow. Alp low -10°C. Wind SW 20km/h. Freezing level (FZL) valley bottom

Wed: Cloudy, flurries, trace. Alp High -4°C, Wind SW 20-40km/h, FZL 1400m

Thurs: Cloudy, scattered flurries, 5cm. Alp High -4°C, Wind SW25km/h, FZL 1500m

Fri: Flurries, 11cms!, ridge wind SW 25 gusting 50, FZL 1600m