North Rockies

Avoid areas that have received recent snow from wind loading.

The best and safest riding will be in areas sheltered from the wind.

On Wednesday there were reports of small dry loose avalanches. No slabs were reported.

A skier triggered a small wind slab on Tuesday, on a north aspect at treeline.

Data is very limited in this region. Please submit a report on the Mountain Information Network. Even a simple photo is a huge help to other backcountry users.

In sheltered spots up to 30 cm of snow is sitting on a melt-freeze crust from early December. At upper elevations, wind has redistributed snow to lee features.

In some areas, freezing rain has been reported on top of the new snow creating a crust. As well as surface hoar that was buried yesterday.

There are no deeper layers of concern.

Data is very limited in this region.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with 10 to 15 cm of snow. 25 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud with 2 cm in the morning. 25 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

Sunday

Sunny. 40 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Avoid slopes that sound hollow or drum-like.