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RegisterApr 17th, 2024–Apr 18th, 2024
Kootenay Boundary, Bonnington, Grohman, Kootenay Pass, Norns, Rossland, South Okanagan, Ymir, Kokanee, Retallack, Valhalla, Whatshan.
A surface crust has made for generally safe avalanche conditions.It's good practice to still carefully evaluate your line and the snowpack before committing to high consequence terrain.
A few small (size 1) wet loose avalanches occurred on Monday, no recent avalanches have been reported.
Field observations have been very limited, if you head into the backcountry please consider submitting your observations to the MIN.
A dusting of snow may be found sitting on a thick and widespread melt-freeze crust. This crust may soften and melt on lower elevation slopes and on sunny slopes if the sun comes out for periods of the day. High-elevation northerly alpine slopes may still have dry snow.
Cornices are large this time of year and may become weak with daytime warming. They should generally be avoided.
Otherwise, the snowpack is generally strong and well-bonded.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with 0 to 3 cm of snow possible. 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow possible. 15 to 25 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature - 2 °C. Freezing level rising to 1600 m.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level rising to 1700 m.
Saturday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 2100 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.