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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 2nd, 2025–Mar 3rd, 2025

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

Regions

Vancouver Island, East Island, North Island, South Island, West Island.

Isolated terrain features may hold small pockets of unstable snow.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No recent avalanches have been reported.

Snowpack Summary

At upper elevations a dusting of new snow sits on a crust capping a wet upper snowpack. Where still intact, a crust buried in January may be found 100 to 150 cm deep. Below this, the snowpack is well bonded and stable. At lower elevations, the snowpack is isothermal and the coverage is thin.

Weather Summary

Sunday night

Partly cloudy. 20 to 30 km/h northwest ridgetop wind switching northwest. Treeline temperature 0°C. Freezing level 1700 m.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. 10 to 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature +2°C. Freezing level around 1800 m.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. 40 to 60 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level around 1200 m.

Wednesday

10 to 20 cm of snow. 20 to 50 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -1°C. Freezing level around 1200 m.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with wind-loaded pockets, especially near ridge crests and rollovers.
  • Avalanche activity is unlikely when a thick melt-freeze crust is present on the snow surface.
  • The snowpack is generally stable; it may be appropriate to step out into more complex terrain.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.

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.