Glacier

Wind slabs exist in the alpine and if triggered could step down to the persistent layer.

Good quality riding can be found at higher elevations, but take your time on the descent through the trees or valley bottom exits, it is still quite rugged with a below-average snowpack.

Several loose dry and small slab avalanches were observed the past few days.

A human-triggered avalanche occurred on Video peak Saturday afternoon involving a group of 3, no injuries reported.

Last week several significant human-triggered avalanches were failing on the Dec 1st surface hoar layer. The most notable avalanches occurred on Balu Pk & Ursus Minor.

5cm of new snow is expected by Tuesday morning. 15-25cm of recent snow and moderate winds have formed wind slabs in the alpine. Below 1800m 10-15cm of snow sits on breakable crust.

The Dec 1 surface hoar, down 50-100cm, continues to produce 'sudden' results in tests and has been the culprit in several recent close calls from skier-triggered avalanches.

Below 2100m, a rain crust is buried 40-50cm deep. In shallow areas the base of the snowpack is faceted and unsupportive.

A ridge of high pressure will continue to block any significant snowfall from reaching our region. 2-5cm of new snow will fall by Tuesday morning accompanied by 20-35km/hr SW winds. Expect mainly cloudy skies with periods of sun. Temps will gradually warm up, with an alpine high of -5.

No noteworthy snowfall in the foreseeable future :(

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Fresh snow rests on a problematic persistent slab, don't let good riding lure you into complacency.