Avalanche Forecast

Several natural and explosive-triggered wind slab avalanches were reported over the weekend. In general, all avalanches occurred in reverse-loaded (south-facing) or cross-loaded alpine terrain features. Mostly between size 1 and 2, with one size 3 observation.

If you head into the backcountry, please consider submitting a MIN report.

Recent north winds have had a significant effect on snow surfaces with notable wind slab development observed on south-facing slopes. In sheltered regions, there's a possibility of isolated pockets of surface hoar being buried under 30 to 50 cm of recent snow.

The mid and lower snowpack consists of a few old crusts and is generally well-settled and well-bonded.

Sunday Night

Clear with no precipitation, north alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.

Monday

Sunny with no precipitation, northwest alpine winds 0 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with no precipitation, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Wednesday

Cloudy with 10 to 30 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 20 to 50 km/h, treeline temperature -7 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind exposed terrain.
• Watch for areas of hard wind slab on alpine features.
• If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.