Watch for new wind slab formation during the day.
If you see more than 25 cm of new snow accumulation, treat the local avalanche danger as Considerable and watch for storm slab formation.
New wind slabs are expected to form during the day resulting from new snowfall and westerly winds.
Stubborn old wind slabs from the weekend may still be reactive to human triggering in isolated areas.
This MIN report includes observations of minor sluffing on steep south-facing slopes on Monday.
No other new avalanches have been reported since the weekend, but reports have been limited, especially in areas near Terrace. Please consider submitting your observations to the Mountain Information Network.
The new snowfall will bury a variable snow surface which may include small facets and/or surface hoar in sheltered areas and heavily wind-affected snow in exposed terrain.
In sheltered terrain in the northern part of the forecast region, a surface hoar layer may be found down around 60 cm.
A crust from early November can be found down 50 to 120 cm. Below this prominent crust are several other crust layers from October.
Snow depths vary across the region, but generally range from 100 to 200 cm in the alpine and about 50 cm at 1000 m.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with light snowfall up to 5 cm. 30 to 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
Wednesday
Cloudy with snowfall up to 20 cm. 40 to 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.
Thursday
Cloudy with snowfall up to 30 cm. 50 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -4 °C.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. 30 to 40 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
