Recently formed wind slabs will likely remain triggerable by riders this weekend.
Strong winds have redistributed recent snow into lee terrain features in wind-exposed areas. Wind slabs will likely remain triggerable by riders this weekend.
On Friday, our field team remotely triggered a size 2 wind slab avalanche on a north aspect in the alpine. See their MIN report for details.
Around 20 cm of new snow has been redistributed by wind in most areas. In sheltered terrain, the new snow may sit over a layer of surface hoar.
Below 1500 m, a thick melt-freeze crust is buried 50 - 100 cm deep.
Friday night
Clearing. West ridgetop wind easing 20 km/h to 10 km/h. Treeline temperature -17 °C.
Saturday
Sunny. <20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with isolated flurries bringing a trace. 60 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.
Monday
Partly cloudy. 20 to 40 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
