Enjoy the blue skies and fresh powder, but remain wary of wind slabs on all aspects in leeward terrain, especially near ridgetops.
Variable winds have built wind slabs on lee slopes at upper elevations. Carefully assess steep areas for potential slabs before committing.
Saturday & Friday
A few size 1 to 2 slabs, both natural and human-triggered occurred in several areas across the region. Generally, they occurred in wind-loaded north through east facing terrain.
Thursday
Several naturally triggered small storm slabs were reported near Whitewater.
Wednesday
Numerous storm slabs up to size 2 were observed across the region.
At upper elevations, variable winds have blown snow into wind slabs in leeward areas.
20 to 40 cm of settling storm snow overlies a rain crust from Dec 24th, which goes as high as 1700 to 2100 m in the region.
The mid and lower snowpack is generally well-settled, but contains multiple crust layers with some overlying facets observed.
Sunday Night
Clear skies. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
Monday
Sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Tuesday
Sunny. 20 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
