Wind slabs may form with strong southerly wind and new snow.
Strong southerly wind and new snow will likely form wind slabs in lee terrain features. Assess for slab formation prior to committing to consequential terrain.
We haven't received any recent reports for this region. We suspect that riders could trigger newly formed wind slabs in lee terrain features.
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Strong southerly wind and some new snow are likely forming new wind slabs in lee terrain features. Southerly slopes exposed to the wind are likely hard with a surface melt-freeze crust or wind-pressed snow.
There are no deeper layers of concern at this time. Thin snowpack areas may host various weak layers lower in the snowpack, which are likely dormant with the cool weather trend.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 800 m.
Thursday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with 1 to 3 cm of snow. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
