Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries throughout the day with accumulations of 1-2cm of snow. The alpine high will reach -11, winds will be 15-30kph and the freezing level will only reach 800m today, melting the snow banks in the streets of Revelstoke. Clearing skies and light winds for the weekend with the possible return of snow early next week.
Snowpack Summary
10cm of new snow covers surface facets, wind slabs, and sun crusts . Sun crusts will be found on steeper solar terrain making for difficult travel. Moderate to strong winds have deposited thin wind slabs on exposed terrain features at ridge-top and exposed treeline areas. The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong.
Avalanche Summary
Several loose dry avalanches to sz 2 were observed from Macdonald Gully 5, Cheops South, and the Generals slide paths on Wednesday. No new avalanche observations from yesterday. Expect to find pockets of newly formed wind slab at tree line and above.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2