Avoid areas where the wind has created deep deposits.
The new snow could be sitting on a touchy layer of surface hoar.
If the new snow falls on surface hoar crystals it may be touchy to rider triggers. This will be more likely in open areas, sheltered from the wind or where the wind is depositing snow.
A few small (size 1 to 1.5) glide avalanches were observed on the Duffey Lake road in the past three days.
Large surface hoar crystals may be getting buried by new snow today. In sheltered areas, this could become a touchy avalanche problem.
Thin melt-freeze crusts may be found on sun-exposed slopes.
The middle of the snowpack is generally well-settled with no layers of concern.
The most prominent of several melt-freeze crusts in the lower snowpack is 100 - 150 cm deep in the Whistler area and decomposing.
Snowpack height is around 120 to 150 cm at treeline and decreases rapidly below about 1500 m.
Friday Night
Cloudy with 5 cm of snow. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Saturday
Cloudy with up to 5 cm of snow. 30 to 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C.
SundayA mix of sun and cloud with 2 cm of snow, ending in the morning. 20 to 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 1 °C. Freezing level 2000 m.
MondaySunny. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 4 °C. Freezing level 3000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
