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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_17AE1194">This forecast is based off a </span><span class="s_3ABA6958">very</span><span class="s_17AE1194"> limited data set. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_17AE1194">The snowpack north of Nelson is a different beast, if you're riding in that part of the region, check out the </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/forecasts/south-columbia" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">South Columbia</span></a><span class="s_17AE1194"> forecast to get a feel for the more complex snowpack and the associated persistent slab problem.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_17AE1194">Across the region the Black Friday storm came in wet and finished cold. This left a supportive (pencil/knife) crust 2 - 8cm thick which is present to around 2000m. 15 - 30 cm of snow from the tail end of that storm now rests on this crust. Winds have been pretty mild since the storm, but I suspect you can find the odd wind slab in exposed terrain.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_17AE1194">In the north it appears there are three layers of concern: The late November crust at or just below the surface; the mid November surface hoar/facet/crust combo down 70 - 90 cm; and the early November hard crust/facet combo near the ground. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_17AE1194">In the southern portion of the region observations indicate that the snowpack is more homogeneous and strong, but the early November hard crust/facet combo is present in some locations. Just how widespread this is, I don't know. We'd be stoked to see your observations this weekend!  </span></p>