South Coast

Heavy snowfall amounts and strong winds has pushed the danger rating to High.

Expect an elevated danger rating to persist through the storm period.

Moderate

• Uncertainty is due to the limited number of field observations.
• Forecast snowfall amounts are uncertain.

No new avalanches have been reported in the past week.

If you are heading into the backcountry, please consider sharing your observations via the Mountain Information Network.

A saturated and wet snowpack, has slowly begun to refreeze. New snow will bury the existing snowpack rapidly during heavy snowfall.

Two distinct crust can be found between 50 and 150 cm in depth.

The snowpack is generally well settled and dense.

Monday Night
Cloudy. 20 to 25 cm of snow. 40 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C. Freezing level 700 m.

Tuesday
Cloudy. 55 to 105 cm of snow. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 1000 m.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 30 cm of snow. 40 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C. Freezing level 800 m.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 4 to 10 cm of snow. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C. Freezing level 600 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Don't let storm day fever lure you into consequential terrain.
• Only the most simple non-avalanche terrain with no overhead hazard is appropriate at this time.
• Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
• Storm slab size and sensitivity to triggering will likely increase through the day.