With little snow, riders may gravitate to deeper snowpack areas where wind slabs may linger.
Assess steep, lee slopes before committing. Small avalanches can have serious consequences.
Stubborn wind slabs may still be human-triggered, particularly in isolated areas where they sit directly above a weak, sugary facet layer that can be found near the base of the snowpack.
No recent avalanches have been reported.
Snowpack observations are limited. Total snowpack depths are roughly 60 to 70 cm at treeline, tapering quickly at lower elevations.
Roughly 20 to 30 cm of settled snow overlies a crust formed in early November. Weak, sugary snow can be found near the ground in areas around Invermere.
In many areas, especially below treeline, there is not enough snow to smooth out surface roughness and be above the threshold for avalanches.
Clear skies. 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Sunny. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
Increasingly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.
Cloudy. Isolated flurries, 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
