Regions
Northwest Coastal.
Normal cautions should guide you around lingering wind slabs and slopes being hit by strong sunshine. Look forward to a top up of new snow on Sunday night.
Weather Forecast
Thursday night: Clear with cloudy periods. Light west winds.Friday: A mix of sun and cloud with a chance of isolated flurries and a trace of new snow. Light west or variable winds. Alpine high temperatures around -7.Saturday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries with a trace of new snow. Light northwest winds. Alpine high temperatures around -7.Sunday: Increasingly cloudy with flurries beginning in the afternoon and bringing up to 5 cm of new snow by end of day, increasing overnight. Moderate to strong south winds, increasing overnight. Alpine high temperatures around -5.
Avalanche Summary
On Tuesday in the northern part of the region there was a single report of a size 1.5 windslab releasing on facets.One small slab avalanche (size 1) was triggered remotely by a group of skiers on Sunday. It was 40 cm thick and occurred on an east aspect at 1400 m.
Snowpack Summary
Scoured surfaces and aging hard wind slabs can be found on all aspects in exposed terrain after a prolonged period of outflow winds. South facing slopes have sun crusts on the surface.Roughly 30-50 cm of snow sits above a layer of cold, soft faceted snow and surface hoar. This layer has been reactive in some snowpack tests and could enhance the propagation of wind slabs if triggered.The lower snowpack is generally considered strong.