Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Bull, Crowsnest North, Crowsnest South, Elkford East, Elkford West, South Rockies.
New snow continues to be redistributed into wind slabs at all elevations.
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
A few storm or wind slab avalanches, both naturally and explosive triggered, were reported since the weekend, up to size 2.
If you go out in the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
Snowpack Summary
Approximately 15 to 30 cm of recent snow has buried a variety of crusts, surface hoar, old wind-affected surfaces, or facets.
The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled with a series of variable crusts and facetted snow.
Weather Summary
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with 2 to 10 cm of snow, southwest alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -10 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, southeast alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -20 °C.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with trace snow amounts, northeast alpine winds 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature -25 °C.
Friday
Sunny with no precipitation, northeast alpine winds 0 to 20 km/h, treeline temperature -35 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Storm snow and wind is forming touchy slabs. Use caution in lee areas in the alpine and treeline.
- Keep your guard up at lower elevations. Wind slab formation has been extensive.
- Shooting cracks, whumphs and recent avalanches are strong indicators of an unstable snowpack.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind slab reactivity will continue with ongoing wind and new snow.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood: Likely
Expected Size: 1 - 2