Avalanche Forecast

Fair

A weak ridge moving over the region should bring lighter precipitations for Wednesday and then partial clearing. The next system is weaker and should reach the region Thursday and deliver some light precipitations and stronger Southwesterly winds for the rest of the period. Cool temperatures (-12 C) and lighter winds are expected for Friday.

No new avalanches were reported for this region. However, I suspect that there has been some recent natural activity with the new load and winds on lee slopes. 

30-40 cm of fresh snow in the past couple days and the moderate to strong winds from the Northwest and Southwest has created the windslab problem on lee slopes in the alpine and treeline. This new snow could also be burying older and deeper windslabs in the alpine. Sluffing is still an issue on steep features protected from the wind below treeline. Below treeline, also watch for early season obstacles, such as stumps and creeks.  The deep persistent instabilities (surface hoar and early November crust) located in the middle and near the bottom of the snowpack are still a concern in this region, however, we haven't had report of their sensitivity or reactiveness. Digging down and making your own observations will be critical to safe slope selection. Any observations from the field are welcome at forecaster@avalanche.ca.