On Friday, natural storm slabs were reported to size 1.5.

On Thursday, several small wind slab avalanches were skier accidentally triggered, skier remotely triggered and naturally triggered up to size 1. All avalanches were reported on north and east aspects at 2000 m.

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Expect up to 30 cm of storm snow at higher elevations by Sunday morning. At lower elevations this may have fallen as mixed precipitation or rain. Storm snow overlies old wind affected surfaces and hard crusts. Strong southwest winds are transporting storm snow and building deep pockets in on north and east facing terrain.

A crust from mid-January can be found down 40 to 70 cm deep. A number of weak layers exist within the middle and lower snowpack, but the thick crusts sitting above them make triggering avalanches on these layers unlikely. The areas of concern in terms of triggering a deeper layer are shallow rocky areas.

Saturday Night

Cloudy skies overnight with 5-10 cm of snow expected overnight. Freezing levels sit around 1200 m, with moderate southerly winds.

Sunday

Cloudy skies, 5 cm of snow expected. Freezing levels sit around 1000-1500 m, with southerly winds easing to light westerlies.

Monday

Mostly cloudy skies with up to 15 cm of snow. Strong west/southwest winds. Freezing levels around 1500 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy. Moderate to heavy snowfall with strong southwest winds. Freezing levels around 1000 m.

Cloudy with isolated flurries, 10-15 cm accumulation. Southwesterly ridgetop winds 40 to 60 km/h. Treeline temperatures warm to -1 ˚C. Freezing levels 1300 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

No significant avalanches have been reported in the last few days however backcountry users should expect to see evidence of a natural avalanche cycle within the storm this weekend.

Please continue to post your reports and photos to the Mountain Information Network, the information is very helpful to forecasters.

Expect up to 40 cm of storm snow at higher elevations by Sunday morning. At lower elevations this may have fallen as mixed precipitation or rain. Storm snow sits on a widespread melt-freeze crust. The crust varies in thickness from thick and supportive to thin and breakable. The middle and lower snowpack is strong and bonded.

Saturday Night

Cloudy skies overnight with light accumulations expected, 5-10 cm. Freezing levels sit around 1000 m, with moderate southerly winds.

Sunday

Cloudy skies with flurries, up to 5cm of snow expected. Freezing levels sit around 1000-1500 m, with southerly winds easing to light northwesterlies.

Monday

Mostly cloudy skies. Moderate snowfall returns, up to 25 cm. Strong west/southwest winds. Freezing levels around 1500 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy. Heavy snowfall delivers over 50 cm, with strong southwest winds. Freezing levels around 1000 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Wind slabs were reported throughout the region this week, with a notable remotely triggered size 1.5 failing on surface facets at treeline elevation.

Loose dry activity was reported out of steep rocky slopes on Friday.

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Strong southwest winds continue redistributing snow into fresh wind slabs in alpine and treeline terrain. In the alpine wind slabs cover scoured northerly aspects. In sheltered areas, 10 to 20 cm of soft snow can be found. A surface crust can be found below 1800 m and at all elevations on steep solar aspects.

In the mid snowpack, a weak layer can be found 50 to 100 cm deep, as a decomposing crust, or in many places, it's more of a soft and weak section of the snowpack. There is a widespread weak layer of facets and depth hoar at the bottom of the snowpack, most concerning in the Hurley/Birkenhead areas. This layer is still a concern for step down avalanches or very large triggers (eg. cornice fall). It is most problematic in steep and rocky start zones where the snowpack varies rapidly from thick to thin.

Generally, the snowpack in this region is weak and shallow. Snowpack depths around treeline are highly variable and range between 150 to 250 cm.

Saturday Night

Cloudy skies overnight with isolated flurries possible. Trace accumulations. Freezing levels sit around 1200 m, with moderate southerly winds.

Sunday

Cloudy skies with isolated flurries possible. Trace accumulations. Freezing levels sit around 1000-1500 m. Light to moderate southwest winds.

Monday

Mostly cloudy skies with up to 5 cm of snow. Strong southwest winds. Freezing levels around 1500 m.

Tuesday

Cloudy. 5-10 cm, freezing levels around 1500 m. Strong southwest winds.

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More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.