While looking for some nice spring turns, aim for above 2000 m and search for sheltered northerly slopes.As the winds are picking up and changing directions, you may be finding wind slabs in more unusual places.
Moderate to Strong SW winds created fresh wind slabs. These new wind slabs sit over a variety of firm surfaces including wind effected snow and sun/temperature crusts. Expect the reactivity to increase as temperatures increase during the day.
Wind sheltered terrain will have 10-15 cm of dry snow sitting over pervious firm surfaces. Expect small, loose dry avalanches in steep sheltered terrain.
Main concern during the heat of the day. Watch for light cloud coverage which can promote warming of the surface snow through green house effect.
Tuesday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries. Precipitation: Trace. Alpine temperature: High -8 °C. Ridge wind west: 25-35 km/h. Freezing level: 1500 metres.
Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Precipitation: Nil. Alpine temperature: Low -15 °C, High -8 °C. Ridge wind west: 20 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.
As of Monday morning, up to 15 cm of new snow sits over a sun crust on solar aspects to Mountain top. A Melt Freeze crust exist's on northerly aspects up to 2200m with dry, well settled snow on true north slopes above that elevation. Moderate wind effect in the ALP.
Monday patrol in the Icefields area reported no new natural avalanche activity. A few small, size 1 wind slabs have been observed in higher elevation leeward features.
