Assess for wind slabs in steep terrain. A shifting wind direction means that slabs could be found on all aspects.
Assess for wind slabs in steep terrain. The wind has changed from southwest to northeast, meaning that wind slabs may be found on all aspects.
A few small wind slabs around 15 cm deep released in steep, wind-loaded terrain over the past couple days. Otherwise, no new avalanches were observed.
Looking forward, it remains possible that riders could trigger wind slabs near ridges at higher elevations.
Recent wind has shifted from southwest to northeast, potentially forming wind slabs on all aspects in wind-exposed terrain.
30 to 60 cm of snow overlies a hard melt-freeze crust from early February. Below this, a layer of surface hoar, facets, and/or crust from late January is buried around 100 cm. Neither of these layers are presently a concern.
The remainder of the snowpack is consolidated.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -22 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -22 °C.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
