Light snowfall continues to stack up. Expect more reactivity in wind loaded features and manage your sluff in steeper terrain.
Fresh snow and southwest winds will continue to build new and sensitive slabs deepest on north and east facing slopes. Watch for wind loading mid to low on slopes, and be wary of cross-loaded features.
Older wind slabs will sit below recent storm snow, they may still be trigger-able by riders.
Several human and naturally triggered slabs avalanches were reported to size 2 on Sunday and Monday. Slab avalanches occurred in sheltered and wind effected terrain, along with consistent sluffing of loose snow from steep terrain.
Please post your field observations and photos on the Mountain Information Network. .
Up to 15 cm of storm snow sits on wind affected surfaces at all elevations. Deeper deposits may be found in north and east facing terrain features due to southwest winds.
The mid-snowpack is generally well settled. The lower snowpack includes a layer of weak sugary crystals near the ground. These facets are slowly gaining strength and have not produced recent avalanche activity. We continue to track the layer and watch for any signs that it could wake up and produce very large avalanches.
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy with light snowfall, 5-10 cm favoring Fernie and southern terrain. Light and variable winds. Freezing levels around 500 m. Alpine high of -6 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Moderate westerly winds. Alpine high of -5 °C. Freezing levels 1000 m.
Thursday
Cloudy with light snowfall 5-15 cm. Strong southwest winds. Alpine highs of -6°C, freezing levels around 1200 m.
Friday
Mix of sun and cloud with moderate westerly winds. Freezing level around 1000 m. Flurries deliver light snowfall.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
