Clearwater

Expect new snow and moderate to strong wind to build fresh wind slabs through the day at upper elevations.

Moderate

• We are uncertain about forecast snowfall amounts.

There have been no new avalanche observations in the past few days.

If you are heading into the backcountry, please share any observations with the Mountain Information Network.

10-30 cm of dry snow sits over crusty surfaces at most elevations. At upper elevations, it has been redistributed by wind.

Within the top meter of the snowpack, there may be a few layers of surface hoar, facets, crusts or a combination. These layers appear to vary in their distribution and have not triggered recent avalanches, but they could become reactive in isolated areas as additional snow accumulates above them.

The remainder of the snowpack is well consolidated and generally stable.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 30 to 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with sunny breaks. 2 to 3 cm of snow. 15 to 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -9 °C.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
• Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.
• Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.