Enjoy the warm weather while it is here, but remember there could be persistent weak layers above your head or under your feet.
The bottom of the snow pack is inherently weak with well developed Facets and Depth Hoar. Avalanches initiating in the upper snowpack are likely to step down to this layer and gain significant mass.
There were no new avalanches observed on the icefields parkway on Tuesday.
If you're out in the hills, don't forget to post to the MIN. Every bit of information helps
5cm of new snow around Parker Ridge. There is a weak temperature crust below 1800m. Large facets and depth hoar comprise the bottom portion of the snowpack. Snowpack depths vary from 40-100cm.
Wednesday
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: High -7 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 15-25 km/h.
Freezing level at valley bottom.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries.
Precipitation: Trace.
Alpine temperature: Low -17 °C, High -9 °C.
Ridge wind west: 10-20 km/h.
Freezing level at valley bottom.
Detailed weather forecasts from Avalanche Canada: https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
