Avalanche Forecast

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MONDAY NIGHT - Mostly clear / light northeast winds / alpine low temperature near -4 / freezing level valley bottomTUESDAY - Mix of sun and cloud / light east winds / alpine high temperature near 0 / freezing level 1900 mWEDNESDAY - Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries, trace accumulation / light southwest winds, gusting to 40 km/h / alpine high temperature near +1 / freezing level 1900 m THURSDAY - Cloudy with scattered flurries, 5 cm accumulation / light southwest winds, gusting to 50 km/h / alpine high temperature near +1 / freezing level 2000 m

If the sun comes out for prolonged periods of time, the chances of loose avalanches will increase, especially in areas with fresh snow.Last Wednesday, there were reports of a few size 1 loose wet avalanches in the Fernie area.

The snowpack on sun exposed slopes in the alpine and all aspects at treeline and below may become moist or wet during the heat of the day, especially if the sun comes out. On steep, north facing alpine terrain, 5 cm recent snow overlies a cold, dry snowpack with a well settled slab sitting on weak facets (sugary snow). Human triggering of persistent slabs on this layer may still be possible; especially in rocky alpine terrain with a shallow or highly variable depth snowpack.