Avalanche Forecast

The dry ridge of high pressure will continue to bring clear skies and valley fog to the region until at least Monday. Above 1800m, temperatures could reach 4.0' celsius while below-freezing temperatures will persist in the valleys. Ridgetop winds should remain mainly light from the northeast.

No recent avalanches have been reported. With warming forecast for the next few days, I would expect loose wet avalanche activity on steep, sun-exposed slopes. If you are out in the mountains, please post your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack observations have been very limited as the season commences. Initial reports suggest that there is enough snow above around 1700m for avalanches to occur. Around 10cm of settled storm snow sits on a thick rain crust which exists to at least treeline elevation. In exposed terrain at higher elevations, stubborn winds slabs are reported to exist. In places where these wind slabs interface with the underlying crust, they may still be sensitive to human triggering in steep terrain. Depending on the time of day, surfaces on steep south-facing slopes at upper elevations may be either wet or re-frozen.