This bulletin was produced using very limited field data. If you've been playing in the snow, please send your observations to forecaster@avalanche.ca.
Summary
Confidence
Poor - Due to the number of field observations
Weather Forecast
Overview: Light flurries may persist on Saturday. By Sunday, a weak ridge will develop bringing mainly sunny skies and a cool northwesterly flow.Friday night and Saturday: Up to 10 cm of new snow on Friday night tapering to light flurries on Saturday / Moderate to strong southwest winds overnight Friday becoming light on Saturday / Freezing level at about 1100mSunday: A mix of sun and cloud / Freezing level at valley bottom / Light northwest windsMonday: Light snowfall / Moderate to strong southwest winds / Freezing level at about 1100m
Avalanche Summary
No avalanches have been reported. With snowfall and wind forecast for Friday night, we may see a round of wind slab activity in pockets of high elevation terrain.
Snowpack Summary
Welcome to winter! As we begin our forecasting season we are working with very limited field data. If you`ve been playing in the snow, please tell us what you`ve seen by sending your observations to forecaster@avalanche.ca.Early reports indicate there is currently not enough snow to ski or ride at treeline and below. Pockets of skiable terrain exist in the alpine, although access to these areas will likely be a challenge and many early season hazards exist. These pockets of high elevation terrain are the areas most likely to have an avalanche problem, especially as the new slab deepens with ongoing snowfall. Any new snow, which may exist as a wind slab, may have a poor bond with old surfaces (crusts, facets) which formed during the recent dry spell.
jlammers,
Avalanche Canada
