I would make conservative terrain choices and minimize my exposure to overhead hazard while the region's complex snowpack reacts to the spring-like temperatures.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Wind effect is extremely variable
Weather Forecast
A strong temperature inversion persist with an above freezing layer in the alpine. Valley cloud will linger bellow 1500 to 1800m. TUESDAY: sunny in the alpine, a freezing level of 3600m, light southwesterly winds. WEDNESDAY: sunny with scattered clouds, a freezing level of 2500m, light to moderate westerly winds. THURSDAY: partly cloudy, freezing level of 2500m, light westerly winds.
Avalanche Summary
New new avalanche activity has been reported. However, in the north of the regions conditions are likely to be similar to K-country right now where several large (size 2-3) skier triggered avalanches released in wind loaded features over the weekend.
Snowpack Summary
Moist snow can be found on solar aspects and a thin melt freeze crust may form on the surface overnight. Strong south west winds have resulted in widespread wind effect. Thick, stiff wind slabs can be found in the alpine and treeline as well as in isolated open pockets bellow treeline. Cornices have grown significantly. In the front ranges, the wind effect may be more extreme with widespread strastugi being reported in the alpine around Castle Mountain. In some areas you may find a supportive crust down 30cm that extends up to around 1900m. A layer of buried surface hoar can be found between 50 and 100cm down and remains a concern. The snowpack rests on a weak crust/facet layer from early December.
esharp,
Avalanche Canada
