Coquihalla

It's uncertain how much new snow will fall on Sunday.

If you're seeing more than 25 cm of new snow, the danger is HIGH, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Low

• Uncertainty is due to how the snowpack will react to the forecast weather.
• Forecast precipitation (either snow or rain) amounts are uncertain.

On Thursday, there was a skier-triggered wind slab near Zoa peak (see photos). It was triggered on a convexity and spread far across the slope. The skier was uninjured. Read the full report here.

Strong to extreme wind is expected to have redistributed soft snow in exposed areas. In sheltered terrain, there is around 30 to 60 cm of snow from earlier in the week.

The mid-December crust is 100 to 250 cm deep. This crust is 30 cm thick and well-bonded to the snow above.

In general, the snowpack is well settled and right-side up.

Saturday Night
Cloudy. 5 to 15 cm of snow. 40 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Freezing level 1200 m.

Sunday
Cloudy. 5 to 25 cm of snow, with the higher amounts in the west, decreasing to the east. 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1 °C. Freezing level 1400 m.

Monday
Cloudy. 30 to 80 mm of rain at treeline. 60 to 90 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 2 °C. Freezing level 2300 m.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. 5 to 10 mm of rain at treeline. 40 to 70 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 5 °C. Freezing level 2800 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

• Avoid avalanche terrain during periods of heavy loading from new snow, wind, or rain.
• Avoid areas with overhead hazard.
• Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.