Kananaskis

Spring Conditions means avalanche danger may be variable and can easily range from Low to High throughout the day.

In most areas, a melt-freeze crust exists on all aspects. This crust is supportive and locks down all basal weaknesses when it is frozen. This crust will tend to break down with solar radiation, daytime heating or a cloudy night without a freeze. Once this occurs, the basal facets can be more easily triggered by the weight of a skier, a cornice or a wet avalanche from daytime heating. It will be important to monitor the crust and adjust your trip accordingly. Convective Spring flurries with significant amounts of snow is not uncommon and difficult to forecast. In a nutshell, the avalanche hazard rating can vary dramtically from day to day and also hour to hour. Usually, an early start and early finish is a good way to go. Check out "Spring Conditions" write up at: :  https://avalanche.ca/spring-conditions

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.