Kananaskis

So far the warm weather is helping the upper layers settle and become less reactive. But remember, this could change quickly with sun exposure, or warmer than predicted weather.

Nothing new has been reported or observed.

The top 30cm of the snowpack is either made up of settled snow or wind slab and is overlying 5-15cm of facets. These wind slabs were found at treeline and above and produced some cracking when travelling uphill. The January 8th facet/crust surface hoar layer is down about 25-30cm and is getting better as the warmth sinks in. Having said that, there was some whumphing today in flat areas below treeline. There's a 20cm thick layer of facets beneath the Jan 8th interface that we think is the culprit for the cracking/whumphing and recent avalanches. Deeper yet, we still have the well behaved Dec 5th crust hanging in there.

Is it April already? Another warm day tomorrow, expect a forecasted high of -4, but also expect that to off a bit. Freezing levels have crept up to almost 1900m lately. Flurries might give us a few centimeters at most. Winds? Light, but gusty from the SW all day.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Back off if you encounter whumpfing, hollow sounds, or shooting cracks.
• Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
• In areas where deep persistent slabs may exist, avoid shallow or variable depth snowpacks and unsupported terrain features.