Avalanche Forecast

Good

Sunday: Expect unsettled conditions, with occasional flurries, gusty northerly winds and temperatures reaching -5. Monday & Tuesday: Predominantly dry with a mix of sun and cloud. Winds turn from northerly to southerly with temps should reach -8 each afternoon.

Many avalanches up to size 2.0 occurred in the last 24hrs, predominantly in wind loaded features. These include both natural and human triggering, with some events going remotely or sympathetic to other releases. Wind slabs continue to build on Northerly aspects. With continued snow and wind I expect wind slabs to grow and storm snow instabilities to linger.A Special Avalanche Warning has been issued for the South Coast Inland, NW and Interior regions. Keep yourself informed by reading the daily updated Avalanche Bulletins, the Special Warnings, and knowing the conditions in your "local" mountains.

35cm of new snow fell in the last 24hrs, bringing the total storm accumulations to around 60cm. This storm was accompanied by moderate to locally strong southerly winds, yielding intense slab production on North through East facing terrain at treeline and in the alpine. This new snow overlies a variety of wind modified surfaces, crusts at lower elevations and small islands of surface hoar in sheltered areas. Easy shears are present in the new storm snow (graupel down 30cm) and at the old interface (facets down 60). Below this, the mid and lower snowpack is well bonded and strong.