Cautious decisions are key particularly on large terrain features or those around terrain traps. Forecasters do not have much confidence in the snowpack as whumphing continues. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Expect -12 to -18 degrees Celsius now into Tuesday with very light flurries and light winds. Some new snow and windy conditions may occur Tuesday night through Wednesday.
Snowpack Summary
A persistent slab at TL and ALP is buried by 5-10cm of new snow from recent flurries. A rain crust is buried by this recent snow below 1900m. A somewhat dense upper snowpack overlies a weak faceted base making for unpredictably dangerous avalanche conditions. A surface hoar layer may be 40cm deep yet remains unconfirmed and dormant.
Avalanche Summary
No patrol on Sunday and nothing new noted on Saturday. Friday's patrol observed 2 avalanches remotely triggered by skiers size 1.5-2 in Columbia Icefield area at 2000m treeline elevation. Two size 2-2.5 noted in the alpine south of Parkers ridge. One was a cross-loaded NW alpine feature, the other was triggered by cornice failure.
Confidence
The weather pattern is stable