Sea To Sky

Watch for wind slabs at upper elevations and in extreme terrain.

Continue to verify conditions in your area and practice good travel habits.

No new avalanches were reported on Thursday.

On Wednesday, there were a few small (size 1) dry loose avalanches and sluffing reported out of steep, sunny slopes.

A few small wind slab avalanches were reported on Monday and Tuesday, and one larger size 2 wind slab was remotely triggered in the Hurley area.

A couple cm of new snow is expected to accumulate throughout Saturday, covering a variety of surfaces. In sheltered terrain, it will land on facets and surface hoar, while on exposed slopes it will overlie wind-affected snow and a sun crust.

30 to 50 cm overlies a weak layer from late January. In most areas, it is a hard slippery crust, however, on shady, upper-elevation slopes, it may be faceted grains or surface hoar. This layer hasn't been producing avalanches, but may become a problem when more snow arrives.

The mid and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy with trace amounts of snow possible. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with 1 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with 5 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Monday

Sunny. 10 to 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.
• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.