A variety of surfaces exist from recent sun, cold temperatures, and wind.
While the best riding is likely on lee aspects, this is also where small wind slabs may be found.
Moderate southwesterly winds continue to move remaining loose snow into wind slabs at alpine and ridgetops. Be careful when seeking soft snow in lee aspects.
A few natural wind slabs were observed in steep, north facing terrain on Sunday. No other recent avalanches have been observed.
If you are heading into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations with the Mountain Information Network.
20 to 40 cm of recent storm snow, that was accompanied by light to moderate southwest wind, overlies the early February crust/facet layer. The snow surface is faceting in the cold temperatures but may become sun-affected on south-facing slopes.
Another widespread crust/facet layer from late January is buried 30 to 60 cm deep.
The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled and strong.
In forested areas, a light dusting of new snow overlies hard melt-freeze lumps creating very difficult travel conditions.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4°C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
