Tuesday's forecasted extreme winds have the potential to increase avalanche reactivity.
Early Season Conditions persist, so travel with caution.
Wind loading create wind slab hazards. Expect strong winds on Tuesday. The team has limited snowpack observations yet tests show the base is weak.
No field patrol occurred on Sunday or Monday. Whumphing was reported in the Hilda ridge area on Saturday. Winds will be extreme on Tuesday which could increase avalanche activity.
The snowpack is very shallow with only 25-40cm at treeline. The alpine is heavily wind effected with scoured windward slopes and ridges. Snowpack can be a meter deep in leeward features.
The Mountain Weather Forecast is available from Avalanche Canada https://avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
Winds on Tuesday may be in the 100km/hr range and zero degrees Celsius at 2700m.
