Avalanche Forecast

Steadily increasing winds through the day, eventually reaching up to 100km/h. There is a possibility of very light flurries later in the day. Most weather models are calling for 10cm of snow to fall on Wednesday. 

No new avalanches observed today. When skiing around we saw evidence of an older cycle up to size 2.5 running on the Nov. 5 crust layer. They looked to have stared from close to rock features that were loading the slope below. 

New layer found today down 40cm producing low end of moderate results on a surface hoar/new snow layer. Faceting above the Nov crust layer. The crust is buried 50 to 80cm deep and is producing moderate to hard compression test failures. In wind prone areas such as gullies and the lee side of ridges surface wind slabs 10 to 20cm thick have been observed. Cornices are much larger than normal for this time of year, failures have been observed in recent days. Overall the snowpack carries fairly well once above 2000m, but it is still relatively shallow with lots of slightly hidden hazards (rocks, stumps, etc.) lurking beneath.

• Avoid shallow, rocky areas where the snowpack transitions from thick to thin.
• Be careful with wind loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and roll-overs.
• Approach lee and cross-loaded slopes with caution.