Continually assess the wind effect and new snow amounts as you move through terrain. Wind and storm slabs will likely remain reactive to rider traffic.
New snow has formed a storm slab that could still be reactive to rider traffic. As the wind changes direction wind slabs may be found on all aspects.
Ski cutting continues to produce small wind slabs and dry loose avalanches.
No other significant avalanches reported in the past week.
Up to 40 cm of new snow has fallen past 48 hours. At treeline and above this new snow has been redistributed into wind slabs on north and east aspects. As the winds change direction previously wind scoured slopes could become reloaded. In sheltered terrain soft snow can still be found. A new crust could be found on south facing terrain.
Check out this MIN from our field team with some great weather and snowpack observations.
A melt-freeze crust with facets above, sits 50 to 120 cm deep. It has not produced any avalanches in the past couple weeks.
The mid to lower snowpack is considered well bonded at this point. Currently we are not seeing the same basal weak layers and reactivity that many of the neighboring regions are experiencing this season.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with up to 5cm of new snow expected. Moderate to strong southeast winds and a low of -15°C at 2000 m.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with up to 5cm of new snow expected. Strong easterly winds and a high of -13°C at 2000 m.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud with the possibility of light flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow. Moderate southeast winds shifting to light southwest in the afternoon. High of -11°C at 2000 m.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny with no new snow expected. Light southwest winds and a high of -8°C at 2000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
