We have the Oct layer back on the radar. It has evolved into a thick layer of sugary depth hoar at the base of the snowpack. Tomorrow is expected to be a clear and cool day. Great conditions for those longer spring trips.
Summary
Confidence
Good
Weather Forecast
Good news for the winter fans out there. The warm weather that was expected for tomorrow has been pushed back for a day. Tomorrow will see the cool air remain over us, -15 is the forecasted low for the alpine. Freezing level is expected to be 1300m at midday. No precip and clear skies. Light winds from the north.
Avalanche Summary
Some isolated loose dry avalanches involving the storm snow. Up to sz1 and out of steep terrain.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 15cm of snow fell last night as the cold front moved in. Today's temperatures were cool enough to keep this snow cold an dry. The only exception is low south aspects, these were softening by 1200hrs. The temperature/sun crust that has been building over the last while is widespread below treeline and stretches into the high treeline right now. Today on Tent Ridge we found a hint of the crust at 2300m. A profile at 2350m had a snowpack depth of 145cm with dense snow (1finger) for the top 100cm's. Below this, the snow character immediately turned to a loose mix of depth hoar and facets. We measured a moderate compression test, sudden collapse on this layer.
matt.mueller,
Alberta Parks
