Yukon

With little change happening in the weather, little has changed in the avalanche conditions.

A weak layer may still produce avalanches, be careful in shallow areas.

High

• We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.
• We are confident that there are persistent slabs in the snowpack, but uncertain about how likely they are to trigger.

January 16 to 23

• No new avalanches reported but observations are limited. Consider posting to the MIN if you are out in the mountains!

The upper 30 to 40 cm has been significantly altered by extreme southerly wind with scoured south facing slopes and loaded, pressed and sculpted, north facing slopes.

Below 1300 m and on south facing slopes a crust is present on or under the recent snow. This crust has a layer of surface hoar that is growing on it.

A weak layer of facets is buried 80 to 150 cm deep. In shallow snowpack areas, the bottom half of the snowpack is composed of weak depth hoar.

Friday Night
Mainly clear skies. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Above freezing layer from 1500 to 2000 m.

Saturday
Sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid areas with a thin or variable snowpack.
• Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.