Avalanche Forecast

Wind slab conditions will develop on lee terrain in exposed areas during storms or when the wind can pick up new snow and blow it around. Feeling dense surface snow or cracking around you helps alert you to these places.

Ensure everyone has essential avalanche gear and knows how to use it.>If you are increasing your exposure to avalanche terrain, do it gradually as you gather information.>Note recent avalanche activity.>Avoid freshly wind loaded features.>Early season hazards such as rocks, trees and stumps are still visible.>

Storm slabs are a problem during and immediately following storms producing more than 25 to 30 cm of new snow.

Ensure everyone has essential avalanche gear and knows how to use it.>If you are increasing your exposure to avalanche terrain, do it gradually as you gather information.>Note recent avalanche activity.>Avoid freshly wind loaded features.>Early season hazards such as rocks, trees and stumps are still visible.>

The most prevalent (but possibly not the only) persistent weakness at this time of year will be facets that grow next to a crust, or at the interface between old snow/glacial ice from last season and this year?s new snow.

Ensure everyone has essential avalanche gear and knows how to use it.>If you are increasing your exposure to avalanche terrain, do it gradually as you gather information.>Note recent avalanche activity.>Avoid freshly wind loaded features.>Early season hazards such as rocks, trees and stumps are still visible.>