Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Glacier.
Weather Forecast
5-10cm of snow are forecasted for Rogers Pass today, with light to mod SW winds and freezing levels rising to 1700m. Tonight and tomorrow will see a slight drying trend, with scattered flurries, light SW winds, and freezing levels around 1200m. Saturday night/Sunday will see 10-15cm of snow, mod SW winds, and cooler temp's..
Snowpack Summary
Soft wind slabs are prevalent on most aspects in the alpine and tree-line, with some protected areas spared from the wind. Below these slabs, a crust exists on solar aspects from the warmth earlier in the week. The Jan 4th persistent weak layer is down 90-130 and was producing sporadic sudden planar results in deep-tap tests.
Avalanche Summary
Numerous slabs from size 1.5 to 2.5 were observed in the highway corridor yesterday, the majority coming off of Mt Macdonald's steep, N-facing alpine start zones. No new activity was noted by a field team in the Connaught Creek area, though, but there was evidence of avalanches from Tuesday during the warm-up.
Confidence
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 2
Deep Persistent Slabs
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood: Unlikely
Expected Size: 2 - 4