Sheltered, shaded terrain holds the best riding and the lowest avalanche danger.
Space out to avoid exposing multiple people to a slope at once, and give cornices a wide berth.
Spotty, convective snowfall and periods of moderate to strong wind may form small, reactive pockets of wind slab. If your area hasn't gotten new snow in the past couple days, or winds are light, this problem is unlikely.
Cornices are large and fragile. Avoid travelling on or under them.
On Sunday around Whistler, explosives avalanche control triggered a few small to large (size 1-2) cornice avalanches.
Also, west of Highway 99, small, rider triggered and natural loose dry avalanches were reported in steep terrain.
Wind exposed areas in the alpine and at treeline are generally wind-affected. Around 30 cm of dry, loose snow can be found in sheltered, shaded areas.
Steep south facing slopes may be crusty or moist depending on time of day and sun exposure.
50 to 80 cm of settling snow overlies the thick and hard mid-March crust below about 2200 m, and old wind-affected snow above 2200 m.
The snowpack below the mid-March crust is wet but well settled and strong.
Monday Night
Mostly clear skies. 10-40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind, with the highest speeds in the north end of the forecast area. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 20-40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind, with the highest speeds in the north end of the forecast area. Treeline high -2 °C (or even above zero around Squamish). Freezing level rising to 1500 m.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
