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Wind slabs at upper elevations are the main concern.

A few small (size 1) wind slabs were triggered by riders on Wednesday, otherwise, no notable avalanche activity has been reported in the past few days.

30 to 60 cm of dry snow sits above a crust from last week's rain event. The greatest amounts are likely around Fernie, but any leeward terrain could have deeper deposits due to the recent southwest wind. Reports suggest the snow is bonding well to the crust. You may also find a thin crust near the surface in some areas. The lower snowpack is rain-soaked and slowly refreezing. Typical snowpack depths at treeline are 50 to 120 cm, and taper rapidly below treeline.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, alpine wind southwest 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -8 °C.

Friday

Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, alpine wind southwest 30 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -4 °C.

Mostly sunny with no precipitation, alpine wind southwest 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature -2 °C.

Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, alpine wind west 20 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.
• Early season avalanches at any elevation have the potential to be particularly dangerous due to obstacles that are exposed or just below the surface.