Kispiox

Crusty conditions dominate the snowpack.

In isolated areas, a persistent slab may still lurk beneath the surface.

High

• We are uncertain about how quickly persistent slabs are gaining strength.

January 22 to 24

• No new avalanches reported but observations are limited. Consider posting to the MIN if you are out in the mountains!

January 21

• A skier triggered a persistent slab avalanche when transitioning into wind affected terrain. A firm wind slab stepped down 70 cm to the weak layer below.

January 20

• No new avalanches reported

January 19

• Few small wind slabs were reported in steep north-facing alpine terrain that appeared to have been triggered by cornice fall.

A crust exists on or near the surface in almost all terrain from the prolonged heat, rain and inversion.

The upper 80 to 150 cm of snow has been altered by previous strong southerly winds at upper elevations. The top 10 cm of the most recent crust is facetting in alpine and at treeline. Below 1000 m there is large surface hoar on this crust.

The mid and lower snowpack is well settled with no current layers of concern. Treeline snow depths throughout the region range from 150 cm to 250 cm.

Saturday Night
Clear skies. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -5 °C.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. 50 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.

Monday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 35 cm of snow. 60 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -8 °C.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 cm of new snow. 80 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -6 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• In areas where deep persistent slabs may exist, avoid shallow or variable depth snowpacks and slopes above cliffs.