North Rockies
Avalanche danger
Highlights
Watch for small wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
Avalanche Summary
No recent avalanche activity reported.
If you head into the backcountry, consider posting to the mountain information network.
Confidence
Snowpack Summary
In areas that still have snow available for transport, strong north wind may form small wind slabs on aspects that are typically windward. Widespread surface hoar has formed on all aspects at all elevations and a sun crust may exist on solar aspects.
10 to 25 cm of snow overlies a widespread thick crust that exists at all elevations.
Various weak layers persist in the mid to lower snowpack, however, triggering these layers is unlikely where they are capped by a thick crust.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Clear. 20 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15°C.
Thursday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15°C.
Friday
Sunny with possible cloudy periods. 15 to 25 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10°C.
Saturday
Sunny. 20 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.