Wind slabs may remain triggerable on lee slopes.
Carefully assess for slabs before entering big or committing terrain features.
Caution on sunny slopes if the snow surface is moist or wet.
Carefully assess for wind slabs in leeward terrain features after the recent strong wind. Be especially careful with wind-loaded pockets near ridge crests and rollovers.
Sun and rising temperatures may melt the surface snow on steep solar affected slopes, creating the potential for wet loose sluffs. Use extra caution on sun-exposed slopes, if the snow surface is moist or wet.
No new avalanches have been reported. A few small (size 1) wind slabs and wet loose avalanches were observed on Wednesday.
Looking forward, triggering wind slabs and wet loose avalanches may be possible on Saturday.
If you head out, please consider posting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
Flurries and strong westerly winds have built some dry snow and wind slabs over previously well-settled snow from earlier this week.
The sun may melt the surface snow on sunny aspects on Saturday, creating potential for wet loose sluffing.
Reports from the North Shore suggest a strong, well-bonded snowpack. Observations elsewhere are limited, but it is possible that parts of the region with terrain above 1500 m could have 30 to 60 cm of storm snow that is poorly bonded to a crust layer.
Typical treeline snow depths range from 100 to 150 cm and thin quickly below treeline, especially on south-facing slopes.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 900 m.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level rising to 1500 m.
Sunday
Sunny. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level rising to 2500 m.
Monday
Sunny. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 2200 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
