Cariboos

This forecast is based on limited field observations. If you head into the mountains, please send a note to [email protected] and let us know what you saw.

Poor - Due to the number of field observations

Thursday through Saturday: Sunny and cold. Treeline temperatures are around -20 to -25 with moderate northeasterly winds.

No recent avalanches have been reported but incoming field data is still very limited. Several areas to the south in the Monashees have reported a number of natural and rider triggered avalanches up to Size 3 in the past couple days.

30-50 cm of recent storm snow overlies a variety of old snow surfaces including surface hoar in sheltered areas and/or sun crust on steep south facing slopes. There are two distinct weaknesses within the mid and lower snowpack: the early November surface hoar is down roughly half way (50-60cm) and the October rain crust is near the ground. While these layers have recently become dormant, any additional load from new snow, wind-loading and/or rain may cause these layers to reactivate in isolated areas causing large, destructive avalanches.