Akamina

Storm slabs have been reactive - start with conservative terrain and watch for signs of instability.

For the best and safest riding, seek out areas of soft snow with no wind effect.

On Friday, skiers cut several small (size 1) storm slabs and dry loose avalanches near Castle Mountain. On Thursday, a skier accidentally triggered a small size 1 wind slab in a fan feature on a northeast-facing alpine slope.

Looking forward, we expect the potential for triggering small storm slabs and loose dry avalanches will remain likely.

Up to 20 cm of very low-density new snow fell in the last storm, accompanied by light to moderate northerly wind. An additional 5 to 10 cm may fall by the end of the day Sunday. The combined storm snow overlies 20 to 40 cm of mostly faceted snow sitting on a weak layer from late January. The weak layer consists of a crust on sun-exposed slopes and a layer of surface hoar on all other aspects. The mid and lower snowpack is generally well settled.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with 0 to 3 cm of snow. 5 to 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

Sunday

Cloudy with 4 to 8 cm of snow. 5 to 15 km/h variable ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Monday

Partly cloudy with 0 to 3 cm of snow. 5 to 10 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -16 °C.

Tuesday

A mix of sun and clouds. 15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.
• Avoid freshly wind-loaded terrain features.
• Use appropriate sluff management techniques.