Assess new snowfall amounts as you move through terrain. Rider triggerable wind slab could have formed in gullies and similar features.
New snow accompanied by southerly wind could have formed wind slab in isolated terrain features. These features include: gullies, slopes with smooth ground cover and small bowl features.
Up to 20 cm of new snow will have fallen over a crust where snow already covered the ground. At higher elevations, where some terrain features are above threshold for avalanches, this new snow may have formed rider triggerable wind slab.
Snow coverage in the region is generally thin, patchy and showing lots of ground roughness. Average snowpack depths at treeline range from 20 to 60 cm and taper off rapidly below treeline.
No avalanches have been reported in the region yet this season. Please consider filling out a MIN report if you are out in the backcountry.
Thursday Night
Cloudy with up to 10 cm of new snow expected, southeast ridgetop wind 20 to 35 km/h, treeline temperature -3°C.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with up to 10 cm of new snow expected, southeast ridgetop wind 10 to 25 km/h shifting to west in the afternoon, treeline temperature -2°C.
Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud, up to 30 cm of new snow by early morning with another 10 cm during the day, southwest ridgetop wind 30 to 60 km/h, freezing level rising to 1300 m.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, up to 45 mm of rain expected, south ridgetop wind 40 to 60 km/h, freezing level rising to 2500 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
