Avalanche Forecast
Regions: East Kakwa, Kakwa, McGregor, North Rockies, Pine Pass, Renshaw, Robson, Sugarbowl, Tumbler.
A widespread surface crust is creating stable avalanche conditions, but is making travel challenging.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity has been reported.
Snowpack Summary
0 to 10 cm of dry snow has begun to accumulate atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on.
In the midpack, a weak facet layer persists but has become unlikely to trigger with a supportive crust above.
Areas in the east of the region are largely characterized by a shallow and faceted snowpack.
Last week's warm temperatures melted the snowpack below the treeline and on previously scoured alpine slopes. See the North Rockies MIN post for photos of conditions in the Morfee area.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Thursday
Mainly cloudy. 15 to 25 km/h northwest ridgetop winds, treeline temperature - 10 °C.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature - 12 °C.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy. 40 to 60 km/h northwest ridgetop winds, treeline temperature - 10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Expect shallow snow cover that barely covers ground roughness.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Carefully evaluate big/extreme terrain features before committing to them, it's not full "go" time yet.