South Coast Inland

Wind slabs at upper elevations is the primary concern. Shooting cracks and whumphing are good indicators of unstable snow and wind slabs.

High -

FRIDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -7 and ridgetop winds light from the northeast. Freezing levels near 1000 m.SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -13 and ridgetop winds light to moderate from the northeast. SUNDAY: Sunny. Alpine temperatures near -13 and ridgetop winds moderate from the northeast.

On Wednesday, numerous reactive human triggered wind slabs were reported up to size 1.5 mostly from east-southeast aspects near 1900 m. Also to note, overnight Tuesday through Wednesday there was a fairly widespread natural wind slab cycle up to size 1.5 on all aspects and elevations. Reactive wind slabs continue to be the name of the game.

Strong northeast wind has formed pockets of wind slab in exposed terrain and reactive to human triggers on southerly aspects. Wind slabs have also been failing on a weak faceted layer down 20-50 cm but we're uncertain of how widespread this layer is. New surface hoar and needle crystals are forming in sheltered locations on most aspects and elevations. Low-density snow may sluff easily from steeper terrain features. The lower snowpack is generally well-settled.