Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Mainly cloudy with a chance of isolated flurries throughout the day. Alpine high of -3, freezing level to 1900m and Westerly winds 15-45km/hr. Similar forecast for the next few days with a possibility of snow on Thursday.
Snowpack Summary
Pockets of wind slabs at tree line and alpine elevations. The 15cm of recent snow buries a melt freeze crust on all aspects to tree line. Below the crust, the top 50cm is becoming moist during the day, isothermal in thin snowpack areas BTL. Elsewhere the lower snowpack is strong where over 2m.
Avalanche Summary
Reports of several size 1.0 skier triggered avalanches in the Connaught drainage from steep, wind loaded terrain. No new avalanche observations along the highway corridor for the past two days.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Loose Wet
Aspects: South East, South, South West, West, North West.
Elevations: Below Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2