Kootenay Boundary

Up to 30 cm of new snow and southwest winds have formed fresh storm slabs that will be most reactive in wind affected terrain.

Make conservative terrain choices and avoid overhead hazard.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

On Tuesday, numerous natural and explosive triggered storm slab avalanches up to size 2 were reported at all aspects and elevations.

20 to 30 cm of new snow and strong southwest winds have formed slabs overlying a thick crust.

Below the crust, the snowpack is likely moist to the ground.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C. Freezing level 900 m.

Thursday
Cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 900 m.

Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries. 0-5 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C. Freezing level 700 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Make conservative terrain choices and avoid overhead hazard.
• Avoid freshly wind-loaded features, especially near ridge crests, rollovers, and in steep terrain.
• Use small, low consequence slopes to test the bond of the new snow.
• Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the crust.