New wind slabs could form with moderate north winds in the forecast. Expect this problem to be more reactive on south through southeast aspects.
While travelling in avalanche terrain, be especially cautious of cohesive slabs overlying a sugary, weak lower snowpack.
Plenty of early season hazards, such as buried rocks and tree stumps still exist.
Isolated pockets of cohesive, wind slabs remain an issue in upper elevations on exposed terrain features, near ridges and highpoints. Be aware that new winds slabs have the potential to form on south and southeasterly aspects with the incoming north flow.
No new avalanches have been reported in the past few days in the region.
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40 - 80 cm of snow continues to bond and settle over a generally weak sugary, facetted mid and lower snowpack. Isolated pockets of wind slab persist in wind exposed terrain at higher elevations.
Snowpack depths are highly variable, ranging from 80-180 cm in the alpine. Below treeline the snowpack is thin and sugary making it a challenge to access terrain in many areas without damaging your sled or skis.
Thursday night
Partly cloudy. Chance of light flurries. Wind from the northwest at 30km/h. Temperature around -10˚C.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Chance of light flurries up to 3cm accumulation. Wind from the northwest up to 50km/h. Temperature -10˚C in for the alpine
Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud. Flurries possible. Wind from the north at 10km/h gusting to 30km/h. Temperatures start around -15˚C in the morning and drop to -22˚C in the afternoon.
Sunday
Cold weather locking in. Partly cloudy. No new snow. Wind from the north at 15km/h. Temperatures down to -27˚C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
