Microwave-Sinclair

Look for sheltered terrain for the best riding.

Small, isolated wind slabs may still exist in exposed terrain.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to the speed, direction, or duration of the wind and its effect on the snowpack.

No new avalanches have been reported in the past 4 days.

The snow surface is highly wind-affected in exposed terrain, in sheltered terrain 15 cm of soft snow can be found. Below 1300 m, a crust is present just below the surface.

A layer of facets is buried around 50 to 100 cm deep and is slowly gaining strength.

The mid and lower snowpack have no layers of concern. Snowpack depths are generally around 150-200 cm deep at treeline.

Check out this MIN report from our field team for more info.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. 1 to 4 cm of snow. 30 to 45 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C. Freezing level 0 m.

Friday

Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow at treeline, rain at low elevations. 50 to 80 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 900 m.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow at treeline and above. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 1600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.
• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.