Rossland

Isolated areas may still hold wind slabs.

Verify conditions and check for signs of instability before entering steep or committing slopes.

High

• Confidence is due to a stable weather pattern with little change expected.

Jan 7

• One small (size 1) wind slab avalanche was reported in the region on an east aspect at treeline.

Jan 5 & 6

• No new avalanches reported

  If you head into the backcountry, consider sharing your observations with the Mountain Information Network.

The upper snowpack is about 25 cm of recent snow which may be sitting on a thin crust on steep southerly aspects, as well as surface hoar or a rime crust in isolated areas.

A mid-December crust lies 40–50 cm deep, found up to 2200 m. Additional crusts exist in the mid and lower snowpack, including a mid-November crust with facets above and below, but neither of these layers are currently a concern.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Up to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Friday
Cloudy. Up to 5 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

Saturday
Mix of sun and clouds. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy. 3 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Start on smaller terrain features and gather information before committing to bigger terrain.