Watch out for building hazard due to sluffing in steep gullies and new windslab development if the storm comes in as forecasted on Monday/Tuesday.
Monitor local weather conditions at Avalanche Canada's website.
There is enough snow in wind-loaded alpine and high treeline features to create avalanches, and human triggering is possible. While we expect these slides to be limited in size, getting avalanched in a shallow snowpack can easily result in an injury, so use caution in steep terrain.
No new avalanches observed or reported on Sunday but on Saturday, test firing of Mt Bosworth's remote avalanche control system (Gaz-Ex) produced two size 1.5 windslabs, both located on a South aspect at 2300m.
5–10 cm of storm snow has been redistributed into wind slabs in lee areas, especially in the alpine. Height of snow is 80-100cm in the alpine, 30–60 cm at treeline, and it tapers quickly below treeline. Early reports suggest that while the snowpack is generally thin, it supports the weight of a skier.
Temperatures are forecasted to cool overnight Sunday with Westerly winds decreasing slightly but staying strong throughout the day Monday. We expect 1-15 cm of new snow on Monday with higher amounts north of Lake Louise. Drier and calmer conditions are expected Tuesday.
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