It rained all night at my house (450m). The 40cms of snow in the yard as of
early last week is down to a slushy 10ish and patches of green grass. Very windy
all night. Freezing level looks pretty high: the trees look green all the way to
the cloud base which is around 1600/1700m right now. There was a lull this
morning but now it’s +2, windy, and raining again. I suspect avalanche
conditions will have deteriorated overnight and are worse now than they were
yesterday. Looks like the end to this storm cycle is near. Forecast for the
coming week looks increasingly dry and cool.
The pack will likely tighten up quite quickly when the weather breaks and
temps cool off. However, I suggest giving everything a couple of days after it
clears before starting to step it up, and then start out on smaller,
low-consequence terrain before jumping onto the big, steep stuff.
Karl
Klassen
Mountain Guide
Revelstoke, BC