Avoid wind loaded features in the alpine and minimize exposure to overhead hazard.
New snow and strong wind will build reactive wind slabs throughout the day on Saturday.
New wind slabs will form throughout the day on Saturday. These slabs will likely be poorly bonded to the underlying crust and will be reactive as a result.
No avalanches have been reported this week. If you head out in the hills please consider sharing your observations via the Mountain Information Network.
By late afternoon on Saturday up to 10 cm of new snow will likely have fallen in the hills. This new snow will be accompanied by strong southwest wind, deep deposits over a crust will be found on north and east aspects as a result. The crust will remain on the surface on south and west facing slopes.
The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and bonded. In sheltered features the snowpack depth is 140 cm.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. 0 to 2 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
