Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Dec 4th, 2023 4:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs.
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Avalanche Canada
The avalanche hazard is expected to rise significantly Monday evening and all day Tuesday with the incoming storm.
Summary
Confidence
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been observed in this region in the past week.
Snowpack Summary
New storm snow now overlies the December 2nd interface, which consists of surface hoar up to 10mm, a thin sun crust on south and west aspects, and facets. Strong SW winds continue to redistribute snow at treeline and above. The snowpack is generally between 20-30cm in depth with a faceted base.
Weather Summary
An atmospheric river has hit the west coast, and with it, warm temps, mixed precip, and high winds will create challenging conditions for all travel.
The Mountain Weather Forecast is available from Avalanche Canada https://www.avalanche.ca/weather/forecast
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Fresh wind slabs will likely form throughout the day, diligently watch for changing conditions.
- Be carefull around freshly wind loaded features.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Forecast strong winds and snow will lead to the development of reactive wind slabs in lee and cross-loaded features.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, North West.
Elevations: All elevations.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Dec 5th, 2023 4:00PM
