Sustained strong, easterly winds have created wind slabs in exposed terrain on all aspects and elevations.
Recent strong north to east winds have redistributed the new snow into windslabs in exposed terrain at all elevations and aspects.
A layer of large, weak basal facets exists and remains a primary concern in shallow snowpack areas, with variable snow depths.
On Wednesday a number of storm slab and wind slab avalanches were triggered with explosives and ski cutting, up to size 2 on various aspects and elevations.
A natural avalanche cycle occurred during stormy weather on Tuesday, with numerous storm slab releases up to size 2.5.
Recent snow continues to be redistributed by strong north to east winds at all elevations and has formed wind slabs throughout wind-exposed terrain.
The mid-snowpack is generally well settled, with no current layers of concern.
The bottom of the snowpack consists of weak, sugary, basal facets and a crust.
Thursday night
Mostly clear / Moderate northeast ridgetop winds, shifting from the southwest by Friday morning / Treeline temperatures -25 to -30 C.
Friday
Mostly sunny / Light southwest ridgetop winds / Treeline temperatures -25 C, warming to -15 C by the end of the day.
Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud / Moderate southwest ridgetop winds / Treeline temperatures -10 to -25 C.
Sunday
Cloudy, with snow beginning late in the day / Moderate southwest ridgetop winds / Treeline temperatures -5 to -10 C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
