Watch out for rocks and stumps just below the snowpack if out skiing. Watch out for small but high consequence avalanches if out ice climbing.
Snow and wind loading with gusting winds created a wind slab hazard. The team has limited snowpack observations yet tests show the base is weak and the new snow interface is uncertain. Remain vigilant for reactive and changing conditions.
Use caution in steep, sheltered areas. Ice climbers should mindful of their overhead hazard.
Monday noted one size 1.5 windslab roadside Hilda ridge. Sunday's Icefield patrol noted several size 1.5-2 wind slabs. Several wind slab have been remote triggered around Lake Louise.
Please consider submitting a MIN report.
The Icefields received 20-40cm over the weekend plus gusting winds created wind slabs. It overlies a thin and faceted early season snowpack base. Stability tests fail easy at the base.
Thursday:
A mix of sun and cloud.
Alpine temperature: High -10 °C.
Ridge wind west: 20 km/h.
Friday
Cloudy with sunny periods.
Alpine temperature: Low -9 °C, High -2 °C.
Ridge wind southwest: 15 km/h.
Freezing level: 2000 metres.
Mountain Weather Forecast https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
