Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

MONDAY Night: Cloudy with scattered flurries, accumulation 2-5 cm. Light to moderate southwest wind. Alpine temperature around -8. 

TUESDAY: Cloudy with scattered flurries, accumulation 2-5 cm. Light west wind. Alpine temperature around -7.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with isolated flurries. Light north wind. Alpine temperature around -12.

THURSDAY: Mainly sunny. Light to moderate north wind. Alpine temperature around -18.

There are no new reports of avalanche activity over the past few days.

Reports from late last week include natural avalanches reaching the Klondike highway during the wind event and start zones were reloading Thursday. 

Approximately 5-15 cm of new snow fell on Monday and has been redistributed by primarily southerly winds. This snow now obscures widespread wind effect from last week's extreme wind event. The distribution, size and depth of slabs from that event is highly variable. There may be lingering wind slabs in areas we traditionally think of as sheltered.

At White Pass the snowpack is roughly 200 cm thick with a strong mid and lower snowpack. Thin snowpack areas further inland may have a shallower snowpack composed of sugary faceted grains. Lower elevations have a melt freeze crust near the surface.

• Avoid freshly wind loaded features, especially near ridge crests, roll-overs and in steep terrain.
• Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.
• Use extra caution around cornices: they are large, fragile, and can trigger slabs on slopes below.
• Seek out sheltered terrain where new snow hasn't been wind-affected.