Little Yoho

Despite the low avalanche danger, there is still a buried layer to monitor:

The Jan 3 surface hoar is spotty in distribution and buried 50-70 cm deep. Where found, it produces hard sudden planar test results. No recent avalanches have been observed on this layer in this forecast region.

No new avalanches reported in this forecast region.

However, on Tuesday in the Lake Louise area, there was a skier triggered size 2 in a steep, shallow alpine slope.

There is extensive wind effect in the alpine with some surface faceting that may help break down the crusts creating some softer skiing. In protected areas treeline and below, there is widespread surface hoar on the surface.

Deeper in the snowpack the spotty Jan 3 layer of surface hoar, down 50-70 cm, is still producing hard, sudden planar test results. No recent avalanches on this layer have been reported.

The ridge of high pressure will remain through Sunday bringing generally clear and dry conditions. Saturday may see a few scattered flurries along the continental divide. Treeline day-time high temperatures will be in the -10 range on Saturday.