Watch for fresh and reactive wind slabs as you move in to wind affected terrain. Head to sheltered terrain for the best chance of good riding conditions.
Expect fresh wind slabs to build as fresh snow is redistributed by southwest winds. Take care around ridge crests and wind loaded features. Older wind slabs below the fresh snow may still be reactive to human triggers as well.
There have been no reports of recent avalanche activity within the last 3 days.
Please continue to share any observations or photos on the Mountain Information Network.
New snow falls over wind affected surfaces at higher elevations, and over a crust below 2000 m.
The snowpack below is considered settled. Weaker layers exist but thick crusts exist above, limiting likelihood of triggering these layers for now.
Snowpack depths are roughly 150 cm cm at treeline and tapers rapidly below 1500 m. This is about 60% of an average year.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy skies overnight. Freezing levels remain around 500 m. Light to moderate westerly winds. Isolated flurries are possible.
Saturday
Snowfall begins mid morning delivering 5-10 cm over the day favoring coastal terrain. Moderate to strong southwest winds. Freezing levels around 500 m. Alpine high temperatures of -3 °C.
The Coquihalla may see an additional 5-10 cm overnight.
Sunday
Clearing skies with light to moderate northwest winds. Freezing levels around 500 m. Alpine high of -3 °C. No snowfall expected.
Monday
Cloudy with isolated flurries. Moderate to strong northwest winds return. Freezing levels around 200 m, alpine high of -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
