Avalanche Forecast

Potential for continued reactivity exists in areas where the rain crust thins, or does not exist.

Please continue to submit MIN reports and support your backcountry community.

Strong winds will redistribute 10-20 cm of recent snow into deeper deposits on north and east facing slopes. This snow covers a widespread crust from the rain. This rain crust is thought to extend to ridgetop in many areas, however we have limited observations in this area.

The greatest concern is a large and weak layer of surface hoar, found 40-60 cm deep. This surface hoar sits on a thin sun crust on steep south-facing slopes.

The mid-pack is generally well-settled. Lower in the snowpack a crust with weak facets beneath it can be found 20 cm off the ground.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow possible. Treeline temperatures around -4 °C. Southwest winds, 40-60 km/h.

Sunday

Cloudy with another 10 cm of snow possible in terrain near Highway One. Winds ease to 40 km/h from the west. Freezing levels rise towards 1000 m. Treeline temperatures around -4 °C.

Monday

Cloudy with no snow expected. Light and variable winds. Treeline temperatures reach -4 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny with no snowfall expected. Treeline temperatures around -6 °C. Southerly winds, 15-30 km/h.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
• Carefully assess open slopes and convex rolls where buried surface hoar may be preserved.
• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind affected terrain.