Not much change in the weather means that Cornices remain the primary concern. Select your route to avoid exposure and be mindful of your overhead hazard.
Cornice failures have been observed this past week. The activity is likely from a combination of strong spring solar input, new cornice growth and cold temperatures making them susceptible to failing. They are not triggering slopes below.
Parkers Ridge Area:
Monday- Mainly cloudy with isolated flurries and trace precipitation. South wind 10-25km/h Freezing level 1800m.
Tuesday- Flurries with 5-10cm of snow. Light Wind gusting to 45km/h. Freezing level 1900m.
Wednesday- Mix of sun and cloud with isolated flurries. Check Avalanche Canada MWF for a regional trend.
Wind effected surface snow on all aspects from recent variable winds with scouring on windward ridge features. Isolated wind slabs and cross loaded pockets exist in the alpine but have bonded well to previous surface. A variety of Melt freeze and solar crusts are present in the upper snowpack at all elevations and aspects except N-NE high alpine.
No new avalanche activity on Mailgne Lake Road today. Saturday's patrol observed a few loose dry steep solar aspects alpine up to size 1. Two natural cornice failures were noted on the Churchill range from Thursday and Tuesday and did not trigger slabs below. Please consider submitting a MIN report if you observe any new activity. Thanks!
