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There are areas of windslab up to 20cm in the alpine. Solar aspects have been reactive in the afternoons with small releases entraining more snow. Cornices are large and still have the potential to fail. Stay well back from the edge and leave a wide safety margin if you need to travel below them.
Ski cutting on Friday produced soft slabs up to size 1. Solar aspects have been warming up and moist snow avalanches have been reported upto size 2. There is also plenty of evidence of fresh cornice failures.
We have seen some resistant shears in the upper 20cm that are running on old surface hoar. These shears should continue to tighten and sit above a strong coastal snowpack.Melt-freeze crust can be felt on solar aspects and everywhere below 1400m. A cold overnight period left us with 1mm surface hoar and may be a issue when we receive new snow.
A drying trend through Tuesday before a series of fronts arrives on Wednesday afternoon bringing precipitation, wind and rising freezing levels for the weekend.
Travel with a partner and be equipped and prepared for self-rescue. Watch out for winch-cats or snowmobile traffic if you re-enter the area after operating hours. Blackcomb Snow Safety.
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Every backcountry user should be well prepared and travel with experienced backcountry users. Each member should carry an avalanche transceiver on the 457 KHz frequency and carry equipment for self-rescue.
Our avalanche advisory is updated regularly during the winter season from November through to June. Our hours of operation page has opening and closing dates and times for our winter season. Whistler Mountain's avalanche forecasters post bulletins updating the status and stability of the snow in the backcountry based on snow surveys taken from both within and outside the ski area boundaries.
Be aware that conditions may change and sometimes vary from one slope to the next.
