Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

On Friday, a few small loose dry avalanches were reported in the Duffey area, along with a size 1.5 skier-triggered wind slab in a steep rocky area.

On Wednesday and Thursday, skiers triggered several small size 1 slabs at treeline and below. Several small loose dry and loose wet sluffs were also observed.

Looking forward, we expect triggering wind slabs to remain possible.

Upper elevations have had some wind-effect and wind slabs may be found near ridgetops. Steep sunny slopes may be moist or have a thin surface crust, shady slopes are facetting or growing surface hoar. 30 to 50 cm of old storm snow overlies a weak layer from late January: In most areas, it is a hard slippery crust, however, on shady, upper-elevation slopes, it may be faceted grains or surface hoar. This layer only seems to be a problem where the snow has consolidated into a slab overtop, such as in wind-affected areas. The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and bonded with no other layers of concern.

Saturday Night

Clear skies. 5 to 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.

Sunday

Sunny. 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Monday

Sunny. 15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

Tuesday

Sunny. 15 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid areas where the snow feels stiff and/or slabby.
• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.