Many large natural, explosive and skier triggered avalanches over the past week. Cooler temperatures & cloud cover help, but still wise to avoid steep features and large slopes. Give it time and make conservative terrain choices this weekend.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Expect cloud cover and cooler temperatures through the weekend. Light snow tonight will have little impact.
Snowpack Summary
A surface windslab 10-30 cm thick continues to be reactive in tests on alpine lees on Friday. A 50-100 cm slab overlies the January 6th weak layer of surface hoar, facets and sun crust and snowpack tests indicate an unstable bond between the two. The lower snowpack is facetted and quite weak, especially in shallower areas.
Avalanche Summary
There have been many large natural and explosive triggered avalanches in the past week triggered by warm temperatures & solar radiation. Activity tapered Friday with the lack of solar input. A very close call on Twin Cairns in the Sunshine backcountry on Wednesday - a s
ize 2.5 accidentally triggered took a skier for a ride & partially buried him.
Confidence