Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Sun with periods of cloud for the day. Remaining cool with an alpine high of -12 and light variable ridge top winds. Friday will bring cloud, light snow fall amounts and SW winds up to 35kph. The weekend looks cold and mostly cloudy.
Snowpack Summary
15cm of settled snow covers old wind slabs in the alpine and exposed areas at tree line. In sheltered areas at tree line and below the recent snow is covering surface hoar and facets. The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong.
Avalanche Summary
MacDonald Gully # 5 and Double Bench produced naturals up to size 2, Cougar Corners #1-4 and 6 ran up to size 2. Suspect strong solar radiation in steep rocky terrain was the natural trigger. Reports of several size 1 skier triggered avalanches in steep terrain within the top 15-20cm of poorly bonded facetted snow.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2