Wind Slabs
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely - Possible
- Größe
- 1–1.5
Northerly outflow wind has formed small wind slabs on some alpine features.
Danger is Low due to a strong surface crust. Small wind slabs may be found in alpine terrain.
Northerly outflow wind has formed small wind slabs on some alpine features.
No recent avalanches have been observed in the North Shore mountains.
A small (size 1) wind slab was triggered by a skier near Powell River on Wednesday (see photo).
A surface crust exists to the top of the North Shore mountains, while higher elevations in other parts of the region have heavily wind-affected surfaces.
Conditions remain rugged at lower elevations.
Thursday Night
Clear skies. 30 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C with freezing level climbing to 1200 m in the afternoon.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. 40 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C with freezing level steady at 1500 m.
Sunday
Cloudy with 1 to 2 cm of snow. 15 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C with freezing level dropping to 1000 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.