Kananaskis

There has been a lot of wind in the last few days and the wind slabs still need some time to settle. Approach alpine features and open terrain with caution.

No new avalanches observed or reported today

Moderate

• We are uncertain due to the variability of wind effect on the snowpack.

10cm new snow is settling rapidly with warm temps. A most recent sun crust is now buried under this snow on solar aspects.

All open areas at treeline and alpine will now have the most recent wind slabs buried under the new snow. The Feb 14th layer is now down 60-80cm, and maybe up to 100cm in wind loaded areas. Below tree line areas, or very sheltered treeline areas have nice settled powder snow offering good skiing/riding.

Thursday is expected to bring 2cm of snow with light to moderate NW winds. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature of -4c in the Alpine. The freezing level is forecast to rise to 2100m. Looks like some snow coming for the weekend; let's wait and see what that looks like.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Recent strong wind means wind slabs may be found farther downslope than expected.
• Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind-exposed terrain.