Be vigilant with the approaching weather and the potential for newly forming wind slabs to become reactive.
The severity of the wind slab problem will primarily depend on the amount of new snow and the strength of the wind. It is very likely that the wind slabs will have poor bonding to the old snow surface.
No significant avalanches were reported.
Observations remain limited this early in the season. If you head into the backcountry, please post to the Mountain Information Network.
The snow surface varies from a sun crust on solar aspects to Surface hoar on northerly aspects. The new snow forecasted will recover these surfaces.
The mid snowpack is generally well settled, with an early November crust buried 50 to 100 cm deep.
Snow depths at treeline range from 100 to 170 cm and decrease quickly at lower elevations.
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing levels 700 m.
Friday
Flurries. New snow 5 to 15 cm. 15 to 30 km/h southerly ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing levels 1000 m.
Saturday
Snow, heavy at times. New snow 15 to 30 cm. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing levels 1300 m.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing levels 1000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
