Jasper

Good skiing and riding remains in sheltered areas at and below treeline.

An incoming storm should result in small amounts fresh snow through the weekend, with increasing intensity on Monday. Winds will intensify and build windslabs as the snow falls.

No new avalanches have been observed or reported in the past few days.

In sheltered areas, roughly 30 cm of soft snow overlies a supportive snowpack all the way to the ground. We’re currently tracking a mid-November melt-freeze crust located in the mid-pack, though it has not shown any activity in our profiles.
Alpine and exposed treeline slopes are showing signs of wind effect, which is mostly just impacting riding quality at this point.

Saturday

Mainly cloudy with scattered flurries. Accumulation: 4 cm. Alpine temperature: High -6 °C. Ridge wind west: 15 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Flurries. Accumulation: 8 cm. Alpine temperature: Low -9 °C, High -8 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 20 km/h gusting to 50 km/h. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Snow. Accumulation: 20 cm. Alpine temperature: Low -8 °C, High -4 °C. Ridge wind southwest: 20 km/h gusting to 70 km/h. Freezing level: 1500 metres.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Seek out wind sheltered terrain below treeline where you can avoid wind slabs and find great riding.