Northwest Coastal

Human triggered avalanches are likely.

Seek out simple terrain with no exposure to overhead hazard.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.

Over the past few days, numerous storm slab and dry loose avalanches up to size 2 have been reported across this region, occurring on all aspects and at all elevations.

70-100 cm of new snow has fallen over the past 48 hours with mild temperatures. This new snow is burying a previously wind-affected and faceted surface layer from late December. New snow is expected to bond poorly to the previous surface.

Treeline snow depths exceed 300 cm.

Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 800 m.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 1 cm of snow. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 300 m.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C. Freezing level 0 m.

Friday
Mix of sun and clouds. 1 to 5 cm of snow. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C. Freezing level 0 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Minimize exposure during periods of heavy loading from new snow and wind.
• Keep your guard up as storm slabs may remain sensitive to human triggering.