Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
Sunny with periods of cloud for the day with 10-35km/hr Northerly winds. There is a slight temperature inversion with slightly warmer temperatures in the Alpine where the forecasted high will reach -6... in the sun... where there is no wind...Cold temperatures, light winds and clear skies for Friday-Sunday.
Snowpack Summary
10-15cm of settled, faceted snow resides on old wind slabs in the alpine. Northerly winds have deposited thin wind slabs on SE-SW aspects at ridge-top. A crust on steep solar aspects makes for difficult traveling conditions, both uphill and down. The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong. Surface faceting is softening old ski tracks.
Avalanche Summary
Several dry loose point releases were noted from South facing alpine ridge-lines yesterday. All were smaller than size one, but had enough mass that they could knock you off your feet if you were in a steep couloir. In the highway corridor, two sz 1.5 dry loose avalanches were noted from MacDonald Gully 4 and 7.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Loose Dry
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 1 - 2