Storm snow is still settling and bonding. Expect to find wind effect in exposed terrain and loose snow in sheltered areas.
Watch for changing conditions as you shift aspect and elevation.
Expect to find deeper and more reactive deposits around ridgelines, these may remain triggerable by riders for several days.
Loose snow can be found in sheltered areas, watch for storm snow gaining mass in steep features. Manage your sluff, and always have an exit plan.
On Friday, explosive control and riders produced avalanches to size 1 within the storm snow.
Reports indicate the storm snow is beginning to settle and bond, however reactivity is expected to remain in specific features.
Up to 90 cm of settling storm snow can be found overlying a widespread crust, or wind-affected surfaces at high alpine elevations. Another crust is buried around 20 cm below this. Reports suggest the snowpack is beginning to bond to these crusts, and gain strength.
The mid and lower snowpack are generally well consolidated. The recent snow has improved travel conditions at lower elevations, but many obstacles, such as sticks and rocks, lurk just below the surface.
Saturday Night
Cloudy with 5 cm of snow in most areas, up to 15 cm in localised areas. 20-30 km/h southerly ridgetop wind. Freezing leveldrops to 300 m.
Sunday
Cloudy with 5 cm of snow in most areas, up to 15 cm in localised areas. 20-30 km/h southerly ridgetop wind. Freezing level stays around 500 m. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Monday
15-30 cm of snow possible overnight.
Monday starts cloudy with skies clearing by afternoon. Northwest winds, 10-20 km/hr. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level hovers around 500 m.
Tuesday
Mostly clear skies with afternoon cloud increasing. 20-30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Freezing level reaches 500 m. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
