Kootenay Boundary

Another day of low avalanche danger before the dry spell ends.

Use normal caution.

High

• We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

There are no recent avalanche observations.

The snow surface is variable but A crust with large surface hoar above it is the predominant  surface.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 3 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Friday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• A hard crust on the snow surface will help strengthen the snowpack, but may cause tough travel conditions.
• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.