Carefully assess open slopes for wind slab. Wind slabs may remain sensitive to rider traffic.
Recently formed wind slabs may still be reactive to rider traffic. Be cautious when seeking out protected terrain on east aspects, as a layer of buried surface hoar may still exist.
There was a report of a size 2 storm or wind slab avalanche off of Fraser Peak on Saturday. See this MIN post for more details.
If you head into the backcountry please consider submitting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
20 to 30 cm of new snow fell last week. This has been redistributed by primarily southwest wind.
The mid and lower snowpack is reported to be well settled, with a thick, well-bonded crust approximately 30 to 50 cm above the ground at elevations below 1200 m. Snow depth ranges from 80 to 200 cm across the region.
Of note, a layer of surface hoar was found in the Halcyon Fraser Chutes area on Dec 28 and 29. check out these MIN reports here and here for more details.
Monday Night
Partially clear with trace amounts of new snow expected, northeast alpine wind 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -11°C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with trace amounts of new snow expected, east alpine wind 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -13°C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with trace amounts of new snow expected, east alpine wind 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -13°C.
Thursday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of new snow expected, south alpine wind 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -5°C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
