Stormy conditions may continue to build new wind slabs.
Snow and strong wind continue to form wind slabs in wind-exposed terrain. Assess for hardened slabs in steep terrain prior to committing.
We haven't received reports of recent avalanche activity, although riders noted cracking of snow in wind-exposed terrain at alpine elevations.Looking forward, expect wind slabs to be touchy to human traffic in wind exposed terrain as strong wind and new snow continue to form new slabs.
Storm snow continues to accumulate, building on the 20 to 40 cm of snow that accumulated up until Monday afternoon. Strong northwest to southwest wind is blowing this snow into wind slabs in lee terrain features. This snow overlies previously wind affected snow at higher elevations and a hard melt-freeze crust on sun-exposed slopes. Reports suggest the snow is bonding well to these surfaces.
The middle and lower snowpack are well consolidated, containing numerous thick and hard melt-freeze crusts. We continue to track these layers but recent snowpack test results suggest that they aren't a concern.
Monday Night
Cloudy with snowfall with periods of clearing, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, 40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Cloudy with snowfall, accumulation 5 to 15 cm, 40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -3 °C.
WednesdayCloudy with snowfall then clearing, accumulation 5 to 10 cm, 20 to 40 km/h southwest wind, treeline temperature -2 °C.
ThursdayPartly cloudy with no precipitation, 20 km/h southeast wind, treeline temperature 0 °C, freezing level 1200 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
