Human triggered avalanches remain likely, especially in freshly wind-loaded features.
Stick to conservative terrain while recent snow settles and stabilizes.
Persistent weak layers are unlikely to trigger where they are capped by a thick crust, up to 2300 m. Triggering remains possible in the high alpine.
Recent storm snow is expected to be reactive to natural and human triggers, especially where continued loading from snow or wind is observed. Deeper and more reactive deposits are expected in wind affected terrain.
Earlier this week, numerous storm slabs were reported to size 2.5, many of them sliding on the crust below the recent storm snow. By Thursday, most reports were less than size 2.
Persistent slabs were reported to size 3 during the storm, most were explosive-triggered or on reloaded bed surfaces of previously avalanched slopes.
Ongoing flurries continue to add to 40 to 70 cm of recent storm snow sitting over a hard crust that extends up to 2300 m. Wind is expected to pick up and redistribute recent snow in exposed terrain on Saturday.
The supportive crust effectively caps a couple of mid snowpack instabilities, making them difficult to trigger. These layers, now over 150 cm deep, may still be a concern in the high alpine where the crust does not exist.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow in most areas, 15+ cm in high terrain of the eastern Monashees, central Selkirks and west Purcells. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow, 15+ cm in high terrain if the central Selkirks and west Purcells. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
