As the temperature drops so will the avalanche danger, but be aware if the sun comes out and the snow starts to become moist.
Summary
Weather Forecast
Forecasts show the start of a cooling trend into next week as the ridge of high pressure moves east. On Saturday at the Columbia Icefields Area; alpine highs of +2C, increasing clouds, freezing levels at 2500m with light ridge winds. Continued cooling and increasing cloud cover for Sunday and some light precipitation is in the forecast on Monday.
Snowpack Summary
As of Friday afternoon there is wet surface snow on solar aspects at treeline and alpine, unsupportive slush below treeline. As the temperatures start to cool on Saturday expect a melt freeze crust where surface snow was previously moist. The snowpack remains dry on shady aspects at upper elevations.
Avalanche Summary
Many solar aspects at TL and below have slid and continue to slide around the forecast region with high freezing levels on Friday afternoon. Nearly no activity has been observed on Northern aspects, especially in the Alpine.
Confidence
Timing or intensity of solar radiation is uncertain
