Good skiing can be found in sheltered areas above treeline where the recent storm snow is sitting on a supportive hard slab from previous wind affect.
Weather Forecast
Light scattered snowfalls over the course of the week. Temperatures moderating to the -5 to -15 range. Winds are forecasted to be light at lower elevations and gusting up to 50 km/h at ridgetops.
Snowpack Summary
Light scattered precipitation (1-3cm) throughout Jasper in the past 24 hours. No significant change to snowpack structure: windslabs in exposed lee features, faceted midpack at lower elevations, and poor travel with difficult trail-breaking below treeline. Persistent hard slab buried beneath recent storm snow is widespread above treeline.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported today.
Confidence
Intensity of incoming weather systems is uncertain
Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.