More snow and wind is on the way. Lee areas are more likely to be rider-triggered.
If you're seeing greater than 20 cm of new snow, treat the danger as one step higher.
More wind and snow is forecast for Tuesday. Test the bond of the new snow to the old before committing to large features with consequence.
On Sunday, there was a large storm slab (size 2) near Mt Beadnell which failed on the crust buried early March.
Also, numerous small, dry loose avalanches occurred during the storm.
Observations are limited, but it's suspected that natural avalanche activity has decreased while rider-triggering remains possible.
40 to 120 cm of storm snow fell on Sunday. Storm snow came in with strong southwest wind which redistributed snow into deep pockets on lee slopes. Underneath is a thick crust except on high north facing terrain, where new snow buries 5 to 20 cm of dense snow overlying a crust from earlier in March.
The mid and lower snowpack is strong and dense.
Monday Night
Cloudy with 10 to 15 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with 15 to 30 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud with up to 5 cm of snow. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 800 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
