The snowpack has more than doubled! Give it time to adjust before increasing your exposure.
Gather information as you ascend, watching closely how the new snow is bonding to the old snow.
Continued cold temperatures and dry snow has created a dry loose problem on steep slopes. Manage your sluff, and avoid travelling under steep slopes.
Storm slabs are likely, especially in lee areas. Test lots of small features before increasing your exposure. It may be more reactive in areas where the new snow is falling directly onto the crust.
On Monday, south of Cameron Lake, the field team saw several small dry loose avalanches from steep terrain, and a reactive storm slab problem.
Backcountry reports are very limited, but it's expected that storm slab avalanches may have occurred on Monday.
Snow continues to accumulate, with many areas seeing 80 to over 100 cm of recent snow over a melt-freeze crust, with deeper deposits in wind-loaded terrain at treeline and above.
Early-season hazards remain a concern, now concealed beneath the new snow, and will continue to be until the snowpack settles and becomes more supportive.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday
Mix of sun and clouds. Up to 5 cm of snow. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
Thursday
Mix of sun and clouds. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 900 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
