Kananaskis

Strong winds and new snow have built touchy windslabs in most open areas above 1900m. Best to keep to mellow terrain tomorrow and watch overhead exposure.

A flight this morning revealed a size 2 wind slabs on a NE aspect up in the alpine,

A road patrol along the spray noted very little new activity, but the winds were howling and snow transport is extensive.

An additional 5-10cm of snow overnight brings the storm total to 30cm+ this has been accompanied by strong to extreme Westerly winds. Snow transport was observed off all features even down to below treeline on a road patrol today. Fresh wind slabs at all elevations continue to build in any open area. Beneath that the Feb 14 is down 60cm at treeline and remains a concern with the loading.

Sunday: A cloudy start in the morning should lead to sunnier skies in the afternoon.

A day time high of -4 and no new snow expected.

The winds will unfortunately continue to blow from the W-NW in the strong range at ridge top.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Recent strong wind means wind slabs may be found farther downslope than expected.
• Expect slab conditions to change drastically as you move into wind-exposed terrain.
• Loose avalanches may step down to deeper layers, resulting in larger avalanches.