Avalanche Forecast

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TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with clear periods, light wind, alpine temperatures drop to -10 C.WEDNESDAY: Dry with a mix of sun and cloud, light southwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -6 C. THURSDAY: Light snowfall, roughly 4-8 cm, light to moderate southwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -8 C.FRIDAY: Another 5 cm of snow, moderate southwest wind, alpine high temperatures around -4 C.

No new avalanches were reported on Tuesday or Monday.On Saturday, two large snowmobile triggered avalanches were reported on the Mountain Information Network. One was triggered on a thin, rocky, southwest facing feature near ridgecrest north of Fernie (see here for report). The photos tell a compelling story about the structurally weak snowpack that exists in many places in the region. The other was triggered on a wind affected south facing slope at treeline in the Corbin area (see here for report). We're very grateful for people sharing stories about their near misses on the MIN. A natural size 2 deep persistent slab was also observed on a south facing aspect around 2100 m on Saturday.

Recent sunshine and warm alpine temperatures left crusty surfaces on solar aspects while the snow appears to have remained dry on shady aspects. Wind slabs have become difficult to trigger.In shallow snowpack areas, the base of the snowpack may still be composed of weak faceted grains. In deeper snowpack areas, the middle and lower portions of the snowpack are generally considered to be well-settled and strong.