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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Sunday, a skier triggered a large (size 2 to 2.5) avalanche within a slide path on a northeast aspect near Fernie. The avalanche was about 40 to 80 cm deep, on a northeast aspect, and at 1700 m. Although speculative, it is suspected that the avalanche may have released on one or both of the weak layers described in the Snowpack Summary.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Saturday, widespread large (size 2) persistent slab avalanches were observed in the region </span><a href="https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/eeafbdd1-8391-4e77-a476-bc9853f21cae" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">- check the report out here</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span><a href="https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/53e18524-242c-4457-8d3c-a4b04444b488" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">and another one here</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">. The avalanches released on the surface hoar described in the Snowpack Summary. The slabs were 40 to 100 cm deep. They released between 1550 m and 1700 m on north aspects. There was also further evidence of instability within the buried weak layers</span><a href="https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/0329bf6d-b9ca-412b-81e2-a542428d5e40" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">, as noted here</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715"> </span><a href="https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/20c2a793-6329-4788-9e67-202a3941028e" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">and here</span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Otherwise, small to large (size 1 to 2) wind and storm slab avalanches were triggered naturally and by skiers in treeline and alpine terrain.</span></p>