Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Likely - Very Likely
- Size
- 1–2
New snow accompanied by strong winds has encouraged widespread wind slab formation.
Avalanche forecast
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Feb 23 – 24, 2024Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche danger
Sun
Mon
Alpine
3 · Considerable
Treeline
2 · Moderate
Below
No rating
Highlights
Strong winds have redistributed new snow into lee terrain features across all elevations.
Avalanche problems
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
New snow has generally buried old variable wind-affected snow surfaces. While in wind-sheltered terrain new snow may sit atop weak surface hoar crystals.
Below 1500 m, a thick melt-freeze crust is buried 50 - 100 cm deep.
Weather Summary
Thursday Night
Cloudy with 10 to 20 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Clearing through the day with 0 to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with 0 to 2 cm of snow. 10 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. 40 to 60 north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
- Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
- Sheltered low elevation terrain will likely offer the best and safest riding today.