Cool daytime temps and limited solar should make for some great spring touring this week!
Start and end your day early!
Isolated wind slabs have been building from south-west winds and now the winds have switched to a more northerly direction, look out for loading in not the usual places.
This is combination of our midseason persistent weak layers and the weak facets & depth hoar that live at the bottom of the snowpack. The likelihood of triggering this layer has been decreasing but if triggered, would likely result in a large destructive avalanche.
Large cornice failures and wind slabs have been observed at alpine elevations.
WednesdayLarge cornice failures and wind slabs have been observed at alpine elevations.
In many sheltered areas, 5-20 cm of soft pow-pow exists. Recent variable loading has wind slabs building on all aspects in the alpine.
The snowpack at treeline and below is a series of crusts and moist snow. Easy travel requires good timing and an overnight freeze to get to the good stuff. The lower snowpack is dry, faceted, and weak.
High north aspects offer the best spring riding conditions, though the snowpack remains susceptible to triggering deeper, unstable layers.
Overnight: Clear periods. Low -9 °C. Light winds to 25 km/h.
Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud. High: -4 °C. Ridge wind light to 20 km/h. Freezing level: 1800 metres.
Wednesday: A mix of sun/clouds with isolated flurries. Temps: Low -7 °C, High -1 °C. Ridge wind light to 20 km/h. Freezing level: 2100 metres.
Thursday: Sunny.
Friday: Sunny
