Avalanche Forecast
Issued: May 5th, 2024 3:45PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Persistent Slabs and Deep Persistent Slabs.
mkoppang,
Avalanche Canada
Be conservative with terrain for the next little while. Recent storm snow will remain a concern until we return to a spring snowpack.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
Numerous recent loose wet / loose dry avalanches up to sz 2.5 on all aspects. Two recent skier accidental avalanches also occurred on north aspects at 2250m failing below the recent storm snow down 75-100cm.
Snowpack Summary
Surface crust on all but shaded/north aspects above 2300m. Below this 50-75cm of recent storm snow overlies a buried crust. This interface has been reactive to skier traffic, and will remain a concern until conditions return to a spring snowpack. Be patient and conservative with terrain for the next little while.
KR
Weather Summary
Another system is set to hit us Sunday night with forecasted precip amounts 10- 30cm by Wednesday. This system is starting warm, which could mean rain below 2000m on monday. Keep an eye on new snow amounts, and how it bonds with the existing surfaces.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Be alert to conditions that change throughout the day.
- Be alert to conditions that change with aspect and elevation.
Problems
Persistent Slabs
Be cautious anywhere this layer isn't capped with a supportive melt-freeze crust. This layer will remain a concern until spring conditions return.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Deep Persistent Slabs
Concern remains for basal instabilities on high north areas. Be cautious in thin areas. This is low probability high consequence.
Aspects: North, North East, East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: May 8th, 2024 3:00PM
