South Coast

Watch for changing conditions throughout the day on Sunday. The Avalanche Danger may be higher than posted by the afternoon.

Moderate - Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain on Sunday

On Sunday expect 5-15cm of new snow to fall throughout the day (with higher amounts forecast for the north of the region). Generally overcast skies and light flurries are forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Ridgetop winds will be moderate and southerly on Sunday, becoming light on Monday and Tuesday. Freezing levels should hover around 1850m on Sunday morning and then drop gradually to about 1600m throughout the forecast period.

Many areas reported widespread wind affected snow in alpine areas. One reporter from the northern part of the region reported skier triggered soft slabs up to 30 cm deep (size 1-1.5). Cornices continue to pop off with regularity. Some are triggering slabs below and others are not. Some minor loose wet sluffing was also observed on sun-exposed slopes.

The snow surface consists of a sun crust or moist snow on sun-exposed slopes (depending on the time of day), dry settled powder on shady slopes (cool temperatures have maintained good snow quality), and pockets of fresh wind slab in lee and cross-loaded terrain features near ridge crests. In general, the snowpack is strong and well-settled throughout with no notable persistent weaknesses. Cornices are reported to be large and fragile. Light snowfall and wind on Sunday will form fresh wind slabs at higher elevations while rain will saturate the upper snowpack below treeline.