Assess steep north facing slopes for wind slab before committing.
Dry snow can still be found on high north facing terrain, but this is also where avalanche hazard is still present.
Wind slabs may remain rider triggerable on northerly aspects. Recent strong wind means that wind slabs may be found farther down slope than expected.
Over the past few days natural, rider and explosive triggered avalanches were reported to size 2. Activity primarily occurred in lee, wind affected terrain features at treeline and above.
We suspect that a wet loose cycle occurred on Wednesday but we had not recieved reports of avalanches at the time of publishing.
30 to 50 cm of recent snow sits over a crust/facet layer, formed earlier this month, on north aspects. A new crust will likely be found on all other aspects.
A widespread crust and facet layer from late January is buried 40 to 80 cm deep.
The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear skies. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
