South Coast Inland

Wind slabs may still be reactive, as suggested by recent reports of small avalanches in wind-affected terrain. Travel conservatively, particularly if you notice snow with slab properties or see signs of instability.

High -

MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy skies, freezing level below valley bottom.TUESDAY: Cloudy with light snowfall, accumulation trace to 5 cm, moderate to strong southwest winds, alpine temperature -5 C, freezing level below valley bottom.WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with early-morning snowfall and clearing in the afternoon, accumulation 10 to 20 cm, moderate southwest winds, alpine temperature -4 C, freezing level rising to 1500 m in the afternoon.THURSDAY: Mix of sun and clouds, light northwest winds, alpine temperature 1 C, freezing level 2500 m.

A few small (size 1) wind slab avalanches were triggered naturally in the region on Sunday.

Around 20 to 40 cm of snow recently fell in the region with the most around Coquihalla. The snow fell with associated strong southwest winds, which has produced wind-affected snow surfaces in expose terrain. This recent snow fell onto a sun crust on southerly aspects, a temperature crust below around 1700 m on all aspects, and feathery surface hoar in areas sheltered by the wind at all elevation bands. The recent snow may not bond well to these layers.Below this, the snowpack is generally well-settled. In certain parts of the region, you may still find a weak layer of surface hoar buried about 60 to 100 cm in sheltered areas around treeline. This layer was recently triggered by a skier in the north of the region (see here). In the south of the region, snowpack tests suggest that avalanches could still be triggered within the layer (see here).