North Rockies

A widespread surface crust has created stable avalanche conditions, but makes travel challenging.

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Up to 10 cm of dry snow has accumulated atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.

Currently, it's unlikely that any lingering weak layers deeper in the snowpack could be triggered due to the strong supportive crust above.

Last week's warm temperatures significantly melted the snowpack below the treeline and in shallow alpine terrain. See the North Rockies MIN post for photos of conditions in the Morfee area.

Areas in the east of the region are largely characterized by a shallow and faceted snowpack.

Thursday Night

Clearing overnight. 0 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

Friday

Mostly sunny. 10 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 50 to 70 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with 0 to 10 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
• Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.