Avalanche Forecast

Good

A weak low pressure system is expected to move across the interior out of the northwest overnight, that should result in a couple of cm of snow combined with moderate northerly winds. The high pressure ridge should re-build on the coast on Friday bringing mostly clear skies and light winds for Friday afternoon and Saturday. Another weak system is expected on Sunday. Cloud should develop during the day and snow by late evening.

No new avalanches reported.

Light amounts of wind-pressed snow (5-20 cm) cover the previous variable snow surface of surface hoar, crusts, or wind affected snow depending on aspect and elevation. The "Valentine's Day" crust is just below the surface and is now strong and thick in most places. Isolated thin wind slabs may still be reactive in high elevation lee terrain, and cornices remain large and weak. The late-Jan crust/surface hoar layer (up to 100 cm deep) and the mid-January surface hoar (80-120 cm deep) are generally dormant, and chances of triggering these weaknesses have decreased dramatically. However, triggering may be possible with a large input such as cornice fall, or an avalanche stepping down, especially on sun drenched slopes.