Lizard-Flathead

Allow the recent storm and wind slabs time to bond and stabilize.

Extreme cold significantly increases the consequences of an incident in the backcountry.

Avalanche activity on Thursday has been reported as mostly naturally triggered loose dry avalanches to size 1 in steep terrain in the alpine. On Wednesday there were reports several size 2 naturally triggered storm and wind slab avalanches in alpine terrain.

If you go out in the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Northerly winds at all elevations have redistributed roughly 30 to 60 cm of low-density snow. This new snow has buried various old surfaces, including surface hoar in sheltered alpine terrain and sun-crusts on steep south-facing terrain.

The mid and lower snowpack is generally well bonded with a series of crusts and facetted snow.

The average snow depth at treeline is approximately 70 to 150 cm.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, northwest alpine wind 20-40 km/h, treeline temperature -36 °C.

Saturday

Sunny with no precipitation, northwest alpine wind 15 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -28 °C.

Sunny with no precipitation, northwest alpine wind 15-30km/h, treeline temperature -24 °C.

Sunny with no precipitation, northeast alpine wind 10-20 km/h, treeline temperature -20 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
• Avoid freshly wind loaded features, especially near ridge crests, roll-overs and in steep terrain.
• Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.