Great ski and travel conditions exist right now! Watch for sluffing and newly formed wind slabs in steep terrain.
Weather Forecast
Lows around -10C and highs up to -3C for Wednesday with mainly cloudy conditions and little to no snow. Winds will be in the light to moderate range from the West. Warmer still on Thursday and Friday with some new snow (10-15cm) by Friday.
Snowpack Summary
Some wind effect in the alpine from light to moderate West winds. Sun crust on some steep solar aspects. 10-20 cm of storm snow sits over a firm mid-pack. The Jan surface hoar layers down 100-150 cm are rounding and inactive in tests. In shallow areas the deeper facet layers remain weak.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches were observed or reported in the Little Yoho area on Tuesday.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.