⚠️Dangerous avalanche conditions⚠️
Stick to low-angle terrain and be mindful of overhead hazard. Large human-triggered and remote-triggered avalanches remain likely.
Buried weak layers remain very sensitive to human triggering and could result in very large avalanches. It is possible to trigger these layers remotely and avalanches have the potential to run full path, so watch your overhead exposure.
Heavy snowfall over the past week has left storm slabs at all elevations. If triggered, these storm slabs could trigger larger persistent slab avalanches.
Natural, human, and explosive-triggered avalanches up to size 3 continue to be reported daily throughout the region since early last week. Many of the reported avalanches have been remote-triggered.
This MIN report from the weekend details a remotely triggered avalanche near the Gorman Lake area that is characteristic of reports throughout the province (photo below).
While natural activity has tapered off, human triggering remains a serious concern.
The upper snowpack is mostly low density snow with wind-affected and sun-affected snow in some areas. A widespread crust that formed in early February is roughly 100 to 120 cm deep. Weak faceted crystals and surface hoar above this crust are contributing to many concerning avalanches across the province. The lower snowpack is mostly weak and faceted.
Wednesday Night
Clear skies. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -16 °C.
Thursday
Sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Friday
Mix of sun and cloud. 25 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with 1 to 4 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
