Good skiing can be found in sheltered areas, but uncertainty still surrounds deeper weak layers and they warrant a cautious approach. This is especially true as you leave the deeper snowpack immediately around Cameron Lake.
Strong winds have stripped windward slopes and created windslabs in lee areas. This appears to be less of a problem at treeline and below in the area immediately around Cameron Lake.
Uncertainty still exists around the December 9 persistent weak layer in our region. It can be found down 30-80cm, and may respond to large triggers such as smaller avalanches or cornice failures in deeper areas, or humans in shallow areas.
No avalanches observed on Sunday. On Saturday a larger avalanche was observed along the Akamina Parkway where either a windslab or cornice failure had stepped down to a midpack weak layer, likely the December 9 crust.
Monday: Cloudy with flurries, alpine high -7, light westerly winds
Tuesday: Mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries. Similar wind and temperatures.
Wednesday: Similar weather to the previous days, with an inversion forming, and winds increasing.
Snow depth is highly variable, with scoured windward slopes in the alpine, and windslab from SW winds. The Cameron Lake area has seen much less wind affect treeline and below. Dec 22 crust is down 5-20cm below 1900m, Dec 9 crust is not very prominent, down 20-80cm. The midpack is well consolidated with an ice crust forming the base of the snowpack.
