Recent storm snow may take a bit more time to stabilize.
It remains possible that riders could trigger surface hoar and/or faceted grains that were buried mid-February, especially at high elevations where a thick crust doesn't exist above it.
All the recent snow may take a bit more time to stabilize. This is particularly true where it overlies weak surface hoar crystals and in wind-exposed lee features.
We did not receive any new reports of avalanches on Monday. A few small to large (size 1 to 2) avalanches were triggered over the weekend within the storm snow.
Around 30 to 60 cm of snow since Saturday overlies a hard melt-freeze crust and perhaps isolated surface hoar crystals in wind-sheltered treeline terrain. The snow may be deeper and touchier in wind-exposed lee features.
A weak layer of surface hoar and/or faceted grains buried mid-February is around 50 to 100 cm deep.
The lower snowpack is well-settled.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Thursday
Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
Friday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
