Regions
Kootenay Boundary.
Cloud cover is forecast to increase as the day progresses Sunday, leading to isolated convective snow flurries. If the sun comes out for an extended period of time, expect to see an increased likelihood of loose wet avalanches.
Confidence
High - The weather pattern is stable
Weather Forecast
SUNDAY: Mix of sun and cloud in the morning. Mainly cloudy with isolated convective flurries in the afternoon / light west wind / alpine temperature 1 C / freezing level 2000 mMONDAY: Mix of sun and cloud / light east wind / alpine temperature 0 C / freezing level 1900 mTUESDAY: Cloudy with sunny periods / light east wind / alpine temperature 2 C / freezing level 2000 m
Avalanche Summary
On Thursday a few loose wet and loose dry avalanches were observed to size 1.
Snowpack Summary
At upper elevations on north aspects, recent new snow from early last week is bonding well with the melt-freeze crust or moist snow below. At lower elevations, expect to see a supportive crust on or near the surface if there is a good overnight freeze. This crust sits above a largely moist or wet snowpack.
Problems
Loose Wet
Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.