Stability has improved, but the ski quality is still variable. Forecasters have had good skiing on north facing slopes at treeline.
Summary
Confidence
Good
Weather Forecast
It looks like another decent day tomorrow. We're expecting mixed sky conditions in the AM with a clearing trend throughout later half of the day. A few scattered flurries are expected, but accumulations will be minimal. The temps will be a bit cooler with alpine highs of -12. Winds will be 15km/hr out of the north with gusts to 45 km/hr.
Avalanche Summary
Nothing new.
Snowpack Summary
We had a dusting of new snow today to freshen up the skiing. Near the divide there was 8cm's and on the road there was 2cm. Not much, but enough to smooth out the icy uptracks. Below treeline there is 80-100cm's of well settled snow with no avalanche concerns. At treeline the snowpack continues to be supportive and very well settled. A profile at Burtstall Pass today had 176 cm's of snow with no shears noted. Overall the treeline snowpack there is very solid with a foot penetration of only 19cm's. Stability tests showed no failures within the top 110cm's. A rare situation for us! There are some isolated windslabs lingering, but none are a huge concern. Just something to watch for and monitor as the day unfolds. In the alpine the windy appearance has returned. Most gullies are crossloaded with various windslabs. Skiing was reported to be challenging in the alpine right now.
matt.mueller,
Alberta Parks
