Avalanche Forecast

Issued: Mar 8th, 2019 5:22PM

The alpine rating is low, the treeline rating is low, and the below treeline rating is low.

jfloyer, Avalanche Canada

Small loose wet avalanches may be noted on south-facing slopes. Slab avalanches are expected to be small and confined to aggressive terrain at this time.

Summary

Confidence

High -

Weather Forecast

FRIDAY NIGHT: No precipitation. Calm winds.SATURDAY: Dry and sunny. Daytime treeline temperatures around -3C. Calm.SUNDAY: Dry and sunny. Daytime treeline temperatures around -1C. Calm.MONDAY: Dry and sunny. Daytime treeline temperatures around 0C. Light southwesterly winds.

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanche activity has been reported.

Snowpack Summary

Wind slabs will remain in the Alpine and possibly treeline areas but are likely to become hard to trigger.Cold temperatures have transformed most of the snowpack into weaker faceted snow with few if any distinct layers, with the exception of alpine terrain where hard wind slabs and wind pressed snow are found.In deep snowpack areas, you may find a slab sitting above a layer of facets and surface hoar that was buried in mid-January and is now 30-60 cm deep. The layer is most prominent in the Elk Valley between 1600 m and 1900 m, but no recent avalanche activity has been reported on this layer.

Valid until: Mar 9th, 2019 2:00PM