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Summary
Confidence
Poor - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
Clear skies, with a high freezing level near 3000 m. It is expected to remain clear, dry and unusually warm at alpine elevations through to Monday.For more details check out avalanche.ca/weather
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
There is anywhere from 60-150 cm on the ground. Recent northerly outflow winds have scoured upwind slopes back to a firm crust, and created wind slabs on lee aspects. The snowpack is highly variable across different aspects and elevations.Wind slabs could be triggered by the weight of a person, especially where they overlie surface hoar, crusts or facets. The other big story is unusual warming at alpine elevations, which may weaken surface layers, or even wake up deeper snowpack weaknesses. Id take a cautious approach to big/ exposed terrain until winter temperatures return to normal.