Continued light snowfall and moderate to strong west wind will keep wind slabs as the primary concern.
Investigate for wind-loaded pockets, especially around ridges and open bowls.
A currently unreactive surface hoar layer is buried 30 to 60 cm. We are tracking this layer as reactivity may increase as more snow loads into a slab above.
No new avalanches have been reported in the past few days.
Data is very limited in this region. Please submit your observations to the MIN (Mountain Information Network)
5 to 15 cm of new snow accumulated Tuesday night and Wednesday . At upper elevations, southwesterly winds have redistributed snow to lee features.
A surface hoar layer is now buried 40 to 70 cm and is most prevalent from 1700 to 2200 m. This layer has not been reactive to rider traffic, however we will continue to monitor it as more snow loads above it. Where there's no surface hoar, a crust is found at this layer boundary.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with scattered flurries, accumulation 3 to 6 cm. 30 to 50 km/h west ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Thursday
Mainly cloudy with sunny breaks and scattered flurries in the afternoon. 35 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Friday
Mainly cloudy with flurries, accumulation 5-10 cm. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
