North Columbia

Watch for wind affected slopes in the alpine and at treeline. Snowfalls, increasing winds and rising freezing level starting Friday will likely change the avalanche conditions for the weekend.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with clear periods, light to moderate southeast winds, alpine temperature -4 C to -8 C, freezing level at valley bottom.THURSDAY: Increasing cloudiness with scattered flurries, light winds from southeast, alpine temperature -2 C to -6 C, freezing level up to 900 m.FRIDAY: Mainly cloudy with flurries, snow accumulation of 5 cm, moderate winds from southwest, alpine temperature -4 C, freezing level around 1200 m.SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy with flurries, snow accumulation of 5 cm, moderate to strong southwest winds, alpine temperature -3 C to -7 C, freezing level up to 1300 m.

No new significant avalanche activity was observed on Monday and Tuesday.

Following warm and sunny weather at higher elevation, moist snow on solar aspects has turn into a crust with temperature cooling. The snow has remained dry on north aspects slopes.  Wind slabs are still lingering in lee and cross-loaded features in alpine and exposed treeline terrain but they are old and hard to trigger.The middle and lower portions of the snowpack are generally well-settled and strong.