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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">On Thursday, a natural size 2 avalanche was reported on a southeast aspect at 2600 m. Skiers triggered a couple size 1 storm slabs on northwest and east aspects at 2100 m which were 20-25 cm thick. No new avalanches were observed on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a size 3 cornice released on a northeast aspect at 2800 m scrubbed down to rock and a size 2.5 storm slab released on a north aspect at 1900 m. Explosives released a cornice on a north aspect which triggered a size 3.5 deep persistent slab which stepped down to the November crust and to the ground in places. Explosives also released a size 2 cornice with a small slab and a size 2.5 persistent slab on a south aspect which failed on the mid-February crust layer down 120 cm. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Saturday, storm slabs are expected to be reactive at higher elevations, especially in wind loaded terrain and on steep convexities. Cornices are large and may become weak with daytime warming or during stormy periods. We are in a low probability, high consequence scenario for persistent slab avalanches failing on buried weak layers. </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/novemberfacetsmarchlphccycle" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">Click here for more details.</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/lp-hc-2017march" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">Click here for photos of the recent large avalanche cycle.</span></a><span class="s_AA239A9B" /></p>