30 to 40 cm of recent snow has formed storm slabs that are reactive to human triggers, especially in wind affected terrain.
Use small low consequence slopes to test the bond of the recent snow.
30 to 40 cm of recent snow has formed storm slabs that are reactive to human triggers, especially in wind affected terrain.
Expect the sunshine to trigger wet loose avalanches on sunny aspects at all elevations.
Numerous rider triggered storm slab avalanches up to size 1.5 were reported on all aspects and elevations near Fernie on Friday.
Here's one example from the MIN.
Strong solar radiation has formed a surface crust everywhere except north facing terrian at upper elevations.
30-40 cm of recent snow overlies a crust on all but north facing aspects in the alpine.
A widespread crust with facets above is down 100 to 180 cm. Steep or convex terrain features with a shallow or thin to thick snowpack at treeline and above are the places where it may still be possible to trigger this layer with large loads.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 to 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7° C. Freezing level valley bottom.
Sunday
Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2° C. Freezing level 1800 m.
Monday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4° C. Freezing level 2600 m.
Tuesday
Sunny. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 7° C. Freezing level 3100 m.
Check out the Mountain Weather Forecast for additional weather information.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
