Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Sea To Sky.
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY: Mainly sunny / light northeast wind / alpine temperature -12 CMONDAY: Mainly sunny / light to moderate east wind / alpine temperature -10 CTUESDAY: A mix of sun and cloud / light to moderate east wind / alpine temperature -8 C
Avalanche Summary
On Thursday, numerous loose dry avalanches up to size 1 were reported on all aspects at treeline and above. Two skier triggered slabs were also reported on a steep southwest aspect at 1800 m. These failed at a crust interface 20-25 cm down producing size 1 avalanches. Check out this recent MIN report from GIN Peak.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 10 cm of new snow sits above a variety of old snow surfaces including firm wind slabs, sun crust on steep solar aspects, surface hoar and faceted crystal in sheltered areas. The recent low-density snow will likely have a poor bond to the previous snow surfaces and sluff easily from steeper terrain features. The lower snowpack is generally strong and settled.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2