6 cm of snow from overnight lies on a newly buried surface hoar and facet layer (5-20 cm thick), and thin suncrusts on solar aspects (which may have surface hoar on top of it). We'll be calling these interfaces Feb 23 I guess and it will give us the normal March dog's breakfast of a snowpack.
Over the week and previous to this snowfall we found there had been no change from previous reports with both the Jan 27 and December facets being unreactive to skiers. This will probably change as more load is applied, Jan 27 will almost certainly wake up again and the deeper facets will need to be thought about until the summer.
Light snowfall amounts are forecast for the week so the next avalanche cycle looks like it may sneak up on us rather than pounce. Heads up.
Mark Klassen
Mountain Guide
Stefan Poirier
Assistant Ski Guide