Boletín de aludes de Vancouver Island

Lo esencial

Isolated terrain features may hold small pockets of unstable snow.

Problemas de aludes

Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Unlikely - Possible
Tamaño
1–1.5
Small, isolated pockets of wind slab may slide easily on the underlying crust.
Loose Wet
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta montaña
Límite del bosque
Bajo el límite del bosque
Probabilidad
Unlikely - Possible
Tamaño
1–1.5
Small loose wet avalanches are possible on steep slopes at elevations where temperatures remain above zero.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

At upper elevations, an overnight dusting of new snow sits on a crust capping a wet upper snowpack. Where still intact, a crust buried in January may be found 100 to 150 cm deep. Below this, the snowpack is well bonded and stable. At lower elevations, the snowpack is isothermal and the coverage is thin.

Weather Summary

Saturday night

Cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow. 20 to 40 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level dropping to 1400 m.

Sunday

Flurries clearing in the afternoon. 20 to 30 km/h southeast ridgetop wind switching northwest. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1500 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +3°C. Freezing level around 1800 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 40 to 50 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level around 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.

Vancouver Island

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