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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 8th, 2025–Feb 9th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Sea To Sky, South Coast Inland, Homathko, Birkenhead, Duffey, South Chilcotin, Stein, Taseko.

Enjoy the sun this weekend!

Seek out wind-sheltered terrain where you can avoid wind slabs and find great riding.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

On Friday, a few small loose dry avalanches were reported in the Duffey area, along with a size 1.5 skier-triggered wind slab in a steep rocky area.

On Wednesday and Thursday, skiers triggered several small size 1 slabs at treeline and below. Several small loose dry and loose wet sluffs were also observed.

Looking forward, we expect triggering wind slabs to remain possible.

Snowpack Summary

Upper elevations have had some wind-effect and wind slabs may be found near ridgetops. Steep sunny slopes may be moist or have a thin surface crust, shady slopes are facetting or growing surface hoar. 30 to 50 cm of old storm snow overlies a weak layer from late January: In most areas, it is a hard slippery crust, however, on shady, upper-elevation slopes, it may be faceted grains or surface hoar. This layer only seems to be a problem where the snow has consolidated into a slab overtop, such as in wind-affected areas. The mid and lower snowpack is well-settled and bonded with no other layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night

Clear skies. 5 to 10 km/h northwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -14 °C.

Sunday

Sunny. 10 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -15 °C.

Monday

Sunny. 15 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

Tuesday

Sunny. 15 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid areas where the snow feels stiff and/or slabby.
  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.