Yukon

If you see greater than 20 cm of new snow, treat the danger as CONSIDERABLE.

Avoid wind loaded areas and only expose one person at a time to avalanche terrain.

Over the weekend, there were several rider triggered wind slabs from smaller wind loaded features. Mostly small (size 1) with a few large ones (size 2). Early reports indicate small wind slabs continue to occur on Monday.

On Friday, a rider triggered a large (size 2) wind slab on a north facing gully, also, a large glide slab avalanche released naturally.

Around 10 cm of new snow redistributed by southerly wind lies over a crust that goes up to 1250 m in the shade and to mountain top on slopes that get the sun. Good riding can still be found in sheltered slopes away from the sun.

The mid-pack is generally well settled, with crusts buried around 50 cm, and another near 130 cm deep.

The lower snowpack is facetted but hasn't been a problem.

Below 1100 m the snowpack is wet and losing strength.

Monday Night

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 to 60 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Tuesday

Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.

Thursday

A mix of sun and cloud. 30 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
• Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
• Avoid freshly wind-loaded terrain features.