Variable wind loading on all aspects in the alpine.
Large cornices present. Seasonal coverage on all glaciers is both thin and weak. For a fleeting moment, avalanches are the least of your worries in the back-country.
Moderate to strong winds have transported new snow into immediate lees, look out for new wind slabs over hard surfaces (sun crusts and old wind slabs).
Difficult to predict, super destructive, and powerful when moving and will likely affect all elevations in its path.
No new avalanches were observed or reported.
Convective spring storms have spread a trace, up to 10cm of new snow through the region. HN sits on a supportive snowpack to mountaintops on all aspects.
There's a strong midpack and dry snow above 2400m on shaded aspects. Solar aspects start as a supportive, hard surface crust that breaks down with strong sun and temps. BTL travel is quite variable but, almost always poor by early PM.
Mountain Weather Forecast is available at Avalanche Canada
Thursday Evening
Clearing and cooling overnight. Alpine low -13 °C. Ridge winds Light. Freezing level valley bottom.
Friday
Sunny with cloudy periods. Alp High -4 °C. Ridge winds, light, easterly: Freezing level 1700m
