Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Rating
Moderate (2)
While avalanches are expected to be small, slabs may step down to deeper weaknesses within the snowpack.
Surface hoar may still be triggerable below the recent snow
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Snowpack Discussion
10-15 cm of wind affected snow sits on sun crusts on south facing slopes, surface hoar in sheltered areas, and previously wind-affected snow.
In the Invermere area, weak faceted snow at the base of the snowpack has caused several small persistent slab avalanches at the base of the snowpack. So far reports suggest it does not extend throughout the forecast region.
Treeline snow depths are generally 50 to 70 cm, with deeper wind-loaded pockets in the alpine.
Avalanche Activity
On Monday a natural wind slab was observed from north facing alpine terrain, and dry loose sluffing was observed in wind sheltered areas.
Deep persistent slabs have been reported within the last 3 days, to size 1.5 from explosive and human triggers, on north facing slopes at treeline and below.
Wind slab reactivity is expected to continue, while deep persistent layers remain unpredictable. Observations are limited, please submit a MIN if you head into the backcountry!