Northwest Coastal

Watch for wind slabs lurking in unusual places as the wind shifts direction.

Fair - Due to the number of field observations

Cold and clear with strong outflowing N-NE winds.

Over the last three days we've had reports of naturally and skier-triggered size 1-2 slabs, mostly wind slabs on lee slopes at treeline and above. Explosive control on Wednesday produced storm slab and wind slabs up to size 2.5.

Up to 30cm new snow from Friday night may have buried old wind slabs. New wind slabs are likely to form on south to west-facing slopes as we shift into an outflow wind pattern. The mid and lower snowpack are generally well-settled. Several old crust layers exist but these appear to be well bonded.