Variable amounts of snow will fall across the region. The snow will fall with strong wind, so use particular caution if you find locally deeper deposits.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain
Weather Forecast
MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 1 to 3 cm, moderate to strong west wind, alpine temperature -8 C.TUESDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, moderate to strong northwest wind, alpine temperature -7 C.WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light to moderate northeast wind, alpine temperature -10 C.THURSDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light west wind, alpine temperature -8 C.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the region on Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
New snow on Tuesday will fall onto a variety of hard slabs, wind-pressed snow, sastrugi, sugary faceted snow, and melt-freeze crust. In sheltered areas at and below treeline, new snow may fall into pockets of feathery surface hoar crystals and soft, faceted snow.In the south of the region, the remainder of the snowpack is well-settled. In the north of the region, 50 to 100 cm of snow may overly two weak layers of surface hoar or faceted grains.
mconlan,
Avalanche Canada
