Avalanche Forecast

Moderate

No new avalanches were reported by 4:30 pm on Saturday.

A few small (size 1) storm slab avalanches were triggered on Friday by riders and with explosives.

On Thursday there were a few small (size 1-1.5) storm slab avalanches west of Winlaw. North aspect, treeline, 35 cm deep.

Numerous natural and human-triggered large (size 2) avalanches were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were remotely triggered from far away..

The snowpack has two buried weak layers of concern:

• A layer of facets and surface hoar buried 30 to 60 cm deep, covered by a thin crust at lower elevations but remaining active higher up.

• A crust and facet combo from the new year down 80 to 100 cm. This layer seems to be becoming active now that it has a significant load over it from the continued trickle of snow.

Currently, the mid and lower snowpack is generally well-bonded, featuring a thick crust near its base.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, south alpine wind 10 to 30 km/h, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level 2500 m.

Sunday

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow or rain, southwest alpine wind 30 km/h, treeline temperature 2 °C, freezing level 2500 m.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a trace of snow or rain, south alpine wind 25 to 35 km/h, treeline temperature 5 °C, freezing level 3000 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with 5 cm of snow, south alpine wind 35 to 45 km/h, treeline temperature 3 °C, freezing level 2000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The first few hours of rain will likely be the most dangerous period.
• Make conservative terrain choices and avoid overhead hazard.
• Avoid steep convex slopes.