The temperature is expected to drop significantly through the weekend as cold air invades from the north.
Summary
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
FRIDAY Night: Mainly cloudy, light east wind, alpine temperature -30 C.SATURDAY: Mainly sunny, light to moderate northeast wind, alpine temperature -30 C.SUNDAY: Mainly sunny, moderate to strong northeast winds, alpine temperature -25 C.MONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud, light east wind, alpine temperature -23 C.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed in the region on Thursday.
Snowpack Summary
5-15 cm new snow has fallen onto a wind-affected surface in high alpine and a widespread melt-freeze crust elsewhere. In the central and northern parts of the region, this snow may fall onto feathery surface hoar crystals in sheltered terrain at all elevations.In the south of the region, the remainder of the snowpack has been reported as well-settled.Around and north of Hazelton, 40 to 100 cm of snow may overly two weak layers of surface hoar found in sheltered and shaded areas. A weak layer of sugary faceted grains may also exist, approximately 150 to 200 cm deep.
mbender,
Avalanche Canada
