Snow continues throughout the region.
Avoid avalanche terrain during times of rapid loading.
New snow and wind will continue building slabs overnight and into Tuesday. These slabs will be more reactive in areas where the storm snow is resting on a layer of surface hoar.
Jan 4
Numerous natural and rider triggered avalanches were reported mostly at treeline and on northerly aspects.
Jan 3
Naturally triggered storm slabs up to size 3 were observed in the Selkirks.
Storm slabs were reactive to ski cuts in the Monashees and Selkirks, producing several size 1 to 1.5 avalanches.
Approximately 30 to 50 cm of recent storm snow may be resting on a weak layer of surface hoar in many areas. An additional 10 to 20 cm of snow is expected by end of day Tuesday, accompanied by southwesterly winds.
The prominent mid-December crust is buried up to 130cm deep, and is present up to 2300 m. Triggering this layer is considered unlikely, except with large loads or in thin snowpack areas.
Monday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
