The freezing levels will spike in to the alpine for the first time this week, avoid exposure to large south facing slopes and overhead cornices during the heat of the day.
Summary
Weather Forecast
A ridge of high pressure will keep the park dry for the next few days.
Saturday: Sunny. Alpine high +1 C. Light S wind. Freezing level (Fzl) 2500m
Sunday: Sunny, increasing cloud late in the day. Low -2 C, High -1 C, Fzl 1900m
Monday: Mostly Cloudy. Low -6 C, High -3 C. Fzl 1700m
Snowpack Summary
Up to 50cm of new snow in the past week is still cold and dry on north aspects, and has been through several melt freeze cycles on south aspects. A breakable suncrust can be found down 15cm in open areas and a second crust down 25cm on all aspects to treeline, higher on solar aspects. The mid and lower snowpack is generally settled and strong.
Avalanche Summary
Fresh cornice activity was reported off of the North side of Cheops Friday afternoon.
In the western Selkirks a skier was fully buried in a sz 2 stormslab they triggered on a SE aspect on Thursday.
Confidence
Problems
Loose Wet
Watch for signs of instability like snowballing and water running on rock faces, these are indications its time to avoid large solar slopes.
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West.
Elevations: All elevations.
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Cornices
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
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Valid until: Mar 14th, 2021 9:00AM
