Heavy snowfall continues, combined with strong winds and warm temperatures it will keep the avalanche danger HIGH.
Avoid avalanche terrain.
Touchy storm slabs continue to build with deeper slabs on leeward slopes due to wind loading. Widespread natural avalanches are likely.
On Tuesday, explosive control and natural avalanches were reported up to size 2.
On Monday, a natural avalanche cycle up to size 3 was reported.
With more snow and strong forecast winds, you can expect this to be the story on Wednesday.
Heavy snowfall continues to add to the upper snowpack with up 120 cm of recent storm snow in the alpine. Strong southwest winds have loaded leeward slopes and potentially scoured windward slopes down to an old melt-freeze crust.
Buried surface hoar crystals may linger in isolated sheltered areas.
The mid and lower snowpack is expected to be strong, with frozen crusts or dense, settled snow.
At treeline around Terrace we expect a snow depth of 200-250 cm. 250-350 cm around Stewart. Snowpack depth gradually thins as elevation decreases.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
