Yukon
Danger d’avalanche
Points saillants
Continue to assess your local conditions. Large cornices and pockets of wind slab may persist along ridgetops in the alpine.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Make observations and assess conditions continually as you travel.
- When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.
- Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
- Watch for wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack Summary
Up to 5 cm of new snow sits atop various surfaces at higher elevations, including firm wind-affected surfaces, hard crusts, and loose powder snow (primarily in sheltered north-facing terrain).
Large, fragile cornices can be found on exposed ridgelines and should be given a wide berth.
Below roughly 1300 m a trace of new snow overlies a widespread melt-freeze crust.
Weather Summary
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Thursday
Mix of sun and cloud. 0 to 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Friday
Cloudy with 2 to 8 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.