Waterton Lakes

Stormy weather continues through the weekend with lower freezing levels. Careful travel and snowpack assessment will be required, as conditions vary drastically by elevation band. Below treeline will still be very thin with early season hazards like stumps logs and rocks.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to limitations in the field data.

No new avalanches observed however limited observations since Wednesday.

Up to 40cm of new snow has been redistributed by strong to extreme winds in the alpine and at treeline. This sits atop a new crust from this weeks warm weather and rain. Our midpack is 80-100cm of refreezing snow. At 1700 m and above, the base of the snowpack consists of a series of crusts and facets to the ground. Below 1700 m the snowpack still very thin and some areas will only have this most recent storm snow on ground.

Thurs

Snow begins in the afternoon up to 10cm overnight. Alpine high -5°C with strong to extreme SW winds.

Fri

Snow continues through the day 5cm. Alpine high -5°C with winds decreasing to moderate SW

Sat

Snow through the day 5cm. Alpine high -5°C with moderate SW winds.

For current weather forecast, please see Mountain Weather Forecast

Current ECC weather table can be found Here

• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
• If triggered, wind slabs avalanches may step down to deeper layers resulting in larger avalanches.