Avalanche Forecast

Moderate - Confidence is due to a stable weather pattern with little change expected.

Arctic air drops temperatures and clears skies this week. Expect mostly sunny days with a chance of occasional flurries.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with scattered flurries and light easterly winds. Freezing levels at valley bottom.

MONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud, moderate northeast winds. Chance of isolated flurries. Freezing levels at valley bottom. Alpine high of -20. 

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, easing northeast winds. Chance of isolated flurries. Freezing levels at valley bottom. Alpine high of -20. 

WEDNESDAY: Mostly clear skies with moderate northwest winds. Freezing level at valley bottom, high of -15. 

On Saturday, several small loose dry were reported as snowfall began to accumulate. We expect human triggered slab avalanche activity to have continued on Sunday, within the storm snow. 

20-30cm of recent snowfall sits over a melt freeze crust on solar aspects at all elevations, and wind effected surfaces in exposed terrain. 

The snowpack below is well consolidated, with a crust/facet layer found near the bottom of the snowpack. It is currently considered dormant, but could become active later this season. Check out the forecaster blog for more information. 

• Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.
• The new snow could use a day or two to settle and stabilize before we start to tee up the bigger lines.