Weak sugary snow in the bottom third of the snowpack continue to be a concern for triggering large avalanches
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY: A mix of sun and cloud / Alpine temperature -12 C / Light to moderate north windMONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud / Light to moderate northwest wind / Alpine temperature -12TUESDAY: Isolated flurries / Moderate to strong southwest wind / Alpine temperature -6More details can be found on the
Mountain Weather Forecast.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches reported in the south of the region. There was a report of a size 2.5 natural avalanche in the northern part of the region. This may have happened in the last 3 days and possibly failed on a persistent weak layer buried early february on a NW aspect in the alpine.
Snowpack Summary
10-15 cm of storm snow accumulating last week has been transported by the wind, and now sits on a variety of old surface conditions including isolated wind slabs, pockets of soft snow (5-10 cm deep), sun crusts, and surface hoar. A supportive rain crust exists below 1000 m. A layer of surface hoar that was buried on February 10th may exist 30-60 cm below the surface, but there's a fair bit of uncertainty regarding the reactivity and distribution of this layer. A stiff mid pack sits above weak sugary snow near the ground. Although possibly dormant, this basal weakness has the potential to produce very large destructive avalanches.
mbender,
Avalanche Canada
