Cariboos

Carefully evaluate big terrain features on an individual basis before committing to them.

With solar input tomorrow watch for sluffing in steep terrain where new snow overlies the crust.

No recent avalanche activity has been reported in this region.

Anywhere from 5 to 20 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on below 1900 m. Above this the crust becomes breakable and tappers out entirely at 2300 m.

Below the crust, the upper snowpack continues to refreeze and strengthen.

The mid and lower snowpack consists of various weak layers primarily made up of crust and facet combinations.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear skies. 10 to 25 km/h north ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -11 °C.

Friday

Mostly clear skies. 10 to 25 km/h northwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Saturday

Mainly cloudy with 1 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Sunday

Mainly cloudy with 2 to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop winds. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.