North Rockies

Storm slabs remain reactive to riders.

Check out the Forecaster Blog on how to manage conditions.

One size 2 natural and a few human-triggered avalanches were reported since Friday.

Observations are limited at this time.

Exposed areas are heavily wind-affected. Up to 50 cm of new snow overlies a surface hoar layer in sheltered areas. In sun-exposed terrain, new snow overlies a crust, while elsewhere it sits atop a mix of old wind-affected surfaces and weak, faceted snow.

A widespread crust with facets and/or surface hoar, buried in mid-January, is approximately 60 to 120 cm below the surface.

The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled.

Saturday night

Cloudy with 0 to 5 cm of snow. 10 to 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -25 °C.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -25 °C.

Monday

Scattered cloud. 20 to 40 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -25 °C.

Tuesday

Few clouds. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Make observations and continually assess conditions as you travel.
• Be aware of the potential for human triggerable storm slabs at lower elevations, even on small features.
• Avoid terrain traps such as gullies and cliffs where the consequence of any avalanche could be serious.
• The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.