Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Akamina, Bull, Crowsnest North, Crowsnest South, Elkford East, Elkford West, Flathead, Lizard, Lizard-Flathead, South Rockies.
Allow the recent snow some time to settle before pushing into larger, more complex terrain.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
Numerous storm slab avalanches, both naturally and explosive triggered, were reported on Saturday, up to size 2.
If you go out in the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
Snowpack Summary
Approximately 20 to 40 cm of recent snow has buried a variety of crusts, surface hoar, old wind-affected surfaces, or facets.
The mid snowpack is generally well settled with a series of variable crusts and facetted snow.
The snow depth at treeline is 50 to 150 cm.
Weather Summary
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with trace snow amounts, southwest alpine winds 10 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -13 °C.
Monday
Mix of sun and cloud with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 20 to 40 km/h, treeline temperature -13 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 30 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with 5 to 15 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -16 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Give the new snow time to settle and stabilize before pushing into bigger terrain.
- Use small low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
- Shooting cracks, whumphs and recent avalanches are strong indicators of an unstable snowpack.
Avalanche Problems
Storm Slabs
Recent snow and wind has created both storm and wind slabs that may remain reactive, especially where sitting atop weak surface hoar crystals.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Possible - Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2.5