North Rockies

Head to sheltered areas for the best riding conditions. The early December crust has shown reactivity in wind affected features.

The early December crust and facets produced a size 1 machine triggered avalanche on Saturday, on a west facing treeline slope (photo below). The surface snow was wind loaded above the crust, likely increasing reactivity.

Warm temperatures also produced loose wet activity at lower elevations.

30 to 50 cm wind affected snow sits over a melt-freeze crust from early December. This is the current layer of concern, producing avalanche activity and showing reactivity on testing.

There are no deeper layers of concern.

Data is very limited in this region, please submit MIN reports if you head into the mountains. Any data or photos are helpful!

Saturday Night

Cloudy with up to 2 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Sunday

A mix of sun and cloud. 40 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud with up to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind-exposed terrain.
• If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.