Storm Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Very Likely
- Tamaño
- 1.5–3
Strong winds and new snow or rain will keep storm slabs reactive to rider triggering.
Only simple terrain with no exposure to overhead hazard is suitable for the current conditions.
Stay out of avalanche terrain.
Strong winds and new snow or rain will keep storm slabs reactive to rider triggering.
Rain has saturated the snowpack. Wet loose avalanches are likely to occur if temperatures are above freezing or it's raining.
A natural avalanche cycle is expected to occur throughout the duration of this storm.
Several size 1.5-2.5 natural storm slabs and wet loose avalanches have been reported in the Skeena River Corridor on Sunday and Monday.
Up to 80 mm of rain has fallen over the past 36 hours, accompanied by strong southwest winds. This new precipitation has fallen on up to 50 cm of previous storm snow that sits on a layer of facets from late December.
Snowpack depth is up to 300 cm at treeline.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy. 1 to 5 cm of snow at treeline. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.
Wednesday
Cloudy. 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1100 m.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 600 m.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. 20 km/h south ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Freezing level 400 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.