Kananaskis

The alpine is the only zone with a meaningful snowpack right now. If you venture up high, be on the look for wind slabs along ridgelines and in gullied features. Cooler temperatures should also encourage more ice to form in the coming days!

Evidence of two sz 1.5 slides in Ranger creek over the past 48hrs.

Unfortunately there has been little change of late and the warm temps have developed widespread surface crusts across the region.

Wind slabs are still the dominant problem in alpine areas. Ridgelines, gullies and cross-loaded features are areas to pay close attention to as you move higher in the terrain.

Treeline and below is still pretty shallow for snow. Its a long season here so think about your knees!

A mix of sun and cloud temperatures around -3C with moderate SW winds.

https://hpfx.collab.science.gc.ca/~fsg006/productviewer/ab/table/AB_Rockies_Forecast.html

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Ice climbers should be equipped with avalanche safety gear.
• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.