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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">The Fernie Factor really kicked in late Saturday into early Sunday. The region picked up about 30 cm of snow (and 53 mm of water). </span><a href="https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/9ab8b99e-e0ea-40ae-abee-5f1402e72081" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">Check out this great MIN report from Sunday.</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> This snow sits above a widespread supportive crust. Steep, north facing, alpine terrain may still hold a cold, dry, snowpack where fresh storm slabs are thought to be widespread. Steep north facing terrain is also harboring a deeply buried layer of facets. Although unlikely, human triggering of persistent slabs on this layer may still be possible, especially in rocky alpine terrain with a shallow or highly variable depth snowpack. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">It looks like it is going to warm up this week and all the new snow will likely produce a widespread and powerful loose wet cycle. During the heat of the day, especially under direct sun, the snow surface will become moist or wet almost everywhere (except for high elevation north) and loose wet avalanches could run far.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Below treeline the snowpack has melted or is </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://An unstable airmass is mostly responsible for the continued spring-like unsettled weather conditions. Convective flurries and periods of cloud and sunshine will persist through the forecast period." target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">isothermal.</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span></p>