Summary
Confidence
Fair - Timing, track, or intensity of incoming weather is uncertain
Weather Forecast
Friday: Moderate snowfall / Moderate southwest winds / Freezing level at 1500mSaturday: Moderate snowfall / Moderate southerly winds / Freezing level at 1500mSunday: Light snowfall / Light southeast winds / Freezing level at 1300m
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported. If you and your friends have been out exploring and riding in the backcountry, and have some observations to share please send an email to forecaster@avalanche.ca.
Snowpack Summary
Light amounts of new snow fell in the region on Wednesday night. Forecast wind and snow will add to the size and reactivity of this developing slab which sits upon a variety of surfaces which may include weak surface hoar crystals, a sun crust on steep solar aspects, and well settled storm snow from last week.In the mid snowpack there may be a spotty, thin buried surface hoar layer between 50 and 80cm down. At the base of the snowpack sits the early November rain crust. Located about 100cm below the surface, it seems most likely to be found in deeper snowpack parts of the region and may have associated facets. These layers seem to have been unreactive in recent days, but may have the potential to 'wake-up' with forecast loading.In general, snowpack data is sparse in this region and significant variations likely exist from one drainage to another. In short, digging down and making your own observations will be critical to safe slope selection. Any observations from the field are welcome at forecaster@avalanche.ca.
jlammers,
Avalanche Canada
