Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Another cool and cloudy day will minimize the breakdown of any surface crusts.
Expect some awkward travel in treed areas...
Weather Forecast
Unsettled weather continues today.
Today:Â Mainly cloudy with isolated convective flurries. Trace of precipitation. Freezing level 1800m. Wind NE-10 km/h.
Tonight: Cloudy with clear periods. Freezing level drops to valley bottom. Wind NW 10-20 km/h.
Monday: Sunny with cloudy periods. Freezing levels rise to 2000m. Wind W 20-35 km/h.
Snowpack Summary
The snowpack has undergone numerous melt-freeze cycles resulting in several crusts in the upper snowpack on all but high (>2400m) N aspects, where one can still find loose, dry snow. Check out this link for more info on spring conditions.
Avalanche Summary
Yesterday, a natural cornice release occurred on a north facing path of Mt Macdonald. The cornice chunks that dropped did not trigger an avalanche.
A natural size 2.0 glide slab released on Thursday night in Mounds (South aspect of Mt Tupper).