Kananaskis

The holding pattern continues while we wait for more snow. Ski conditions are variable, but when balanced out with the low hazard, getting out and exploring is still a good way to spend your time.

High

• We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.

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

The extended surface exposure is allowing the upper 30cm to facet and weaken. In some places this has brought the skiing back to life, and in others its making for breakable conditions as old slabs weaken. Thankfully, this weakening is limited to the near surface snow and the thick mid pack remains supportive. Deeper trouble layers are still there, but for the most part they are deep enough to be bridged by the midpack.

Today's trip kept us on our toes from a skiing and surface condition perspective. They say variety is the spice of life, and that was certainly true today. We had fresh suncrust, breakable wind slab, rotten(but skiable) sastrugi and even some much appreciated soft snow.

We are at the start of a gradual warming trend. Tomorrow's high is about -3, with even warmer temps later in the week. Sunday will approach zero degrees. Tomorrow (and likely the days to follow) will be cloudy with very light flurries. Winds will be moderate (30-40 km/hr) at ridgetop from the west.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid thin areas like rocky outcrops where you're most likely to trigger avalanches on deep weak layers.