Avalanche Forecast

Fair - Intensity of incoming weather is uncertain on Friday

Overnight Wednesday: Snow amounts 5-8cms. Winds 40-50km/hr from the SW. Thursday: A ridge of high pressure will likely build. This will bring dryer conditions with sunny breaks. Extreme Southerly winds expected. Friday: Light snow amounts 5-10cms. Winds will be moderate from the southwest. A light Chinook will rise freezing levels above zero in the valley.

Some natural low density sluffing in steep, rocky terrain features. Cornice fall on N-NE aspects initiating avalanches up to size 2.

Strong westerly winds and warmer temperatures continue forming wind slabs on lee locations. Windward aspects are being stripped, and scoured in the alpine and open treeline. A buried layer of surface hoar lies approximately 20 cm below the snow surface. This layer is not widespread; it's quite spotty through the region. This layer may be found in isolated, sheltered locations at and below treeline. The total snowpack depth around 1800m is 70cm. We're still dealing with a variable thin snowpack. Thin spot triggering down to the basal facets and depth hoar is still a concern. A well settled mid pack bridges over the basal weaknesses at the ground in thicker snowpack areas.